The meaning of Skittles

Skittles – definition

noun
A game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc.
Usage examples:
Then on wednesday at 9.30pm the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with …
noun
A pin used in the game of skittles.
Usage examples:
This float looks like a miniature skittle seen in a bowling lane.

verb
Knock over as if in a game of skittles.
Usage examples:
She put her hand out and skittled a row of bottles

phrase
A game played especially in britain in which players roll a ball at objects shaped like bottles to try to knock them down and score points
Usage examples:
Would you like a game of skittles?, let's play skittles!, matilda's just beaten me at skittles., we…

Skittles translation into English

Skittles: translate from English into Chinese

吃喝玩乐

Skittles: translate from English into Dutch

Kegelen, Kegelspel

Skittles: translate from English into French

Jeu de quilles, Bowling

Skittles: translate from English into German

Kegeln

Skittles: translate from English into Hindi

स्किटल्स

Skittles: translate from English into Italian

Birilli

Skittles: translate from English into Korean

스키틀즈, 구주희

Skittles: translate from English into Russian

Кегли

Skittles: translate from English into Spanish

Juego de bolos, Boliche, Chirinola

Word origin

mid 17th century: of unknown origin. The word skyttel exists in Danish and Swedish in the sense ‘shuttle, child's marble’, but there is no evidence to connect this with the game of skittles.

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Skittles – similar words

skittling

verb
Knock over as if in a game of skittles.
Usage examples:
She put her hand out and skittled a row of bottles

noun
A game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc.
Usage examples:
Then on wednesday at 9.30pm the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with …

noun
A pin used in the game of skittles.
Usage examples:
This float looks like a miniature skittle seen in a bowling lane.

All meanings and translations of Skittling

skittled

verb
Knock over as if in a game of skittles.
Usage examples:
She put her hand out and skittled a row of bottles

noun
A game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc.
Usage examples:
Then on wednesday at 9.30pm the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with …

noun
A pin used in the game of skittles.
Usage examples:
This float looks like a miniature skittle seen in a bowling lane.

All meanings and translations of Skittled

skittle

noun
A game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc.
Usage examples:
Then on wednesday at 9.30pm the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with …

verb
Knock over as if in a game of skittles.
Usage examples:
She put her hand out and skittled a row of bottles

noun
A game played especially in britain in which players roll a ball at objects shaped like bottles to try to knock them down and score points

All meanings and translations of Skittle

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