skittles C2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /ˈskɪtəlz/ UK /ˈskɪtəlz/ See IPA manual Freq #31682 Meanings 1 noun a game in which players roll or throw a ball to knock down a group of wooden pins We played skittles behind the village pub after lunch. 2 noun the wooden pins used in the game of skittles The ball struck the skittles and knocked every one down. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a game in which players... ninepinsbowling game 2 noun · the wooden pins used in the... pinsninepins Word family Related forms bowlingskittle alley Etymology Plural of skittle, probably from an older Scandinavian or Germanic word for a small piece of wood or wooden pin. The game name arose from the pins used as targets. Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # skittles **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈskɪtəlz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskɪtəlz/ **Frequency rank:** 31682 ## Meanings 1. a game in which players roll or throw a ball to knock down a group of wooden pins 2. the wooden pins used in the game of skittles ## Examples - We played skittles behind the village pub after lunch. - The ball struck the skittles and knocked every one down. ## Synonyms - ninepins - bowling game ## Related Forms - bowling - skittle alley ## Etymology Plural of skittle, probably from an older Scandinavian or Germanic word for a small piece of wood or wooden pin. The game name arose from the pins used as targets. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown