skittle
noun
skit·tle
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Definition of skittle
1
skittles plural in form but singular in construction
: English ninepins played with a wooden disk or ball
2
: one of the pins used in skittles
Examples of skittle in a Sentence
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Saturday, the 6-year-old celebrated her birthday with a Candy Land-themed birthday party, and her hair was decked out in skittles colored braids for the special occasion. — Jennifer Ford, Essence, "North West's Rainbow Braids Are What Hair Dreams Are Made Of," 17 June 2019 The roots of the term go back to a venerable European lawn game known as skittles. — Ben Zimmer, WSJ, "The Evolution of ‘Kingpin,’ From Lawn Bowling to Drug Trafficking," 9 Nov. 2018 Games for adults include a barrel race, Wellington throw, skittles, three- legged race and more. — Staff Report, Daily Southtown, "Gaelic Park heritage event puts Irish arts, sports on display," 6 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skittle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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skittle
noun
English Language Learners Definition of skittle
: a British game played by rolling a wooden ball toward a set of objects in order to knock over as many objects as possible
: one of the objects that a player tries to knock over in a game of skittles
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