skit·tle (sk t l)n. 1. skittles (used with a sing. verb) A British form of ninepins, in which a wooden disk or ball is thrown to knock down the pins. 2. One of the pins used in skittles. [Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] |
skittle [ˈskɪtəl]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) a wooden or plastic pin, typically widest just above the base
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) (plural; functioning as singular) Also called (esp US) ninepins a bowling game in which players knock over as many skittles as possible by rolling a wooden ball at them
beer and skittles (often used with a negative) Informal an easy time; amusement
[of obscure origin; perhaps related to Swedish, Danish skyttel shuttle]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  skittle - a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittlesbowling pin, pin - a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target |
| Verb | 1. | skittle - play skittles bowl - engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights" |
Translations
skittle [ˈskɪtl] n → birillo skittles npl (game) → (gioco dei) birilli mpl
to play skittles → giocare a birilli
it isn't all beer and skittles (fam) → non è tutto rose e fiori
skittle [ˈskɪtl] n → birillo skittles npl (game) → (gioco dei) birilli mpl
to play skittles → giocare a birilli
it isn't all beer and skittles (fam) → non è tutto rose e fiori
to play skittles → giocare a birilli
it isn't all beer and skittles (fam) → non è tutto rose e fiori
skittle [ˈskɪtl] n → birillo skittles npl (game) → (gioco dei) birilli mpl
to play skittles → giocare a birilli
it isn't all beer and skittles (fam) → non è tutto rose e fiori
n skittle [ˈskitl]
a bottle-shaped, usually wooden object used as a target for knocking over in the game of skittles. kegel قَنّينَه кегла kuželka kegle der Kegel κορύνα του μπόουλιγκ bolo keegel ميله اسكيتل keila quille יָתֵד בְּבָאוּלִינג लकड़ी की बोतलें čunj tekebábu botol kayu keila birillo スキットルのピン 구주희(九柱戱) kėglis ķeglis botol kayu kegel kjegle kręgiel meco popic кегля kolok kegelj čunj kägla วัตถุที่ทำจากไม้รูปขวดใช้ในการเล่นกีฬาสกิตเทิล kuka 撞柱遊戲的瓶狀木柱 кегля گولے لڑھکانے کے کھیل میں استعمال ہونے والا کھونٹی نما پیادہ con ky 保龄球撞击的柱
n sg skittles
a game in which the players try to knock down a number of skittles with a ball a game of skittles; Do you play skittles?; (also adjective ) a skittles match. kegelbal لُعْبَة القَناني التِّسع الخَشَبِيَّه والكُرَه игра на кегли hrát kuželky keglespil; kegle- das Kegeln, Kegel-... μπόουλιγκ bolos keegel مسابقه اسكيتل keilapeli (de) quilles כַּדוֹרֶת आमोद-प्रमोद kuglanje tekejáték permainan boling keila (gioco dei) birilli スキットル 구주희 게임 kėgliai ķegļi permainan boling kegelspel kjegler, kjeglespill kręgle jogo dos mecos popice кегли kolky kegljanje igra čunjeva kägelspel กีฬาคล้ายโบว์ลิ่ง dokuz kuka oyunu 撞柱遊戲 кеглі گولے سے اسکٹل کو لڑھکانے والا کھیل trò chơi con ky 保龄球运动
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