"skittles" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskɪtəlz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-skittles.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} skittles (uncountable)
  1. (mostly British, uncountable) 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. Tags: British, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skittles-en-noun-m1n4xabl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 25 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 24 11
  2. (uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-skittles-en-noun-bl4O3THp Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beer and skittles, skittles and beer, skittles party Related terms: skittle alley, ninepins, tenpin bowling

Noun

IPA: /ˈskɪtəlz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-skittles.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} skittles
  1. plural of skittle Tags: form-of, plural Form of: skittle
    Sense id: en-skittles-en-noun-BRTfTtBf

Alternative forms

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