noun
definition
One of the wooden targets used in skittles.
noun
definition
(mostly British) A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible.
definition
An informal form of chess played without a clock.
Examples of skittles in a Sentence
The games area includes hooded skittles, darts and pool.
You may find yourself involved in playing skittles at lunch time or going off together with your group on some extra-curricular activity.
You actually play a full 10 round game of bowling, using the monkey ball to hit the skittles.
The red skittles forfeit just the current break score if toppled.
The animal skittles Set contains six soft cute animal skittles to bowl over with the rattling bowling ball.
The place where you go for a beer and play skittles with your mates?
The younger ones occupied themselves as before, some playing cards (there was plenty of money, though there was no food), some with more innocent games, such as quoits and skittles.
We have also planned a party / skittles evening for them.
Socially, the Club has an active program of events ranging the Annual Dinner to occasional skittles nights.
The Animal Skittles Set contains six soft cute animal skittles to bowl over with the rattling bowling ball.
The hotel runs an extensive program with toboggan rides snowshoe hiking tours, ski races, skittles and much more.
An active person who once enjoyed bowling may like skittles or carpet bowling.
This is not only done through insignia; on aircraft carriers, for example, the official uniform for the flight deck crew is colored like the "skittles" candy for which they are nicknamed.
There is evidence of its vogue in Holland in the 17th century, for the painting by David Teniers (1610-1690), in the Scottish National Gallery at Edinburgh, is wrongly described as "Peasants playing at Skittles."
The white/red skittles are usually positioned either side of the 100 hole.
Nine small skittles are positioned in a square on a raised base, nine inches square.
The first bar skittles game is is a smaller version more suitable for the home or areas where space is at a premium.