skittle in English

noun
1
a game played, chiefly in Britain, with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disk.
Then on Wednesday at 9.30PM the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with Whist on Thursday at 9pm.
2
a pin used in the game of skittles.
This float looks like a miniature skittle seen in a bowling lane.
noun
    skittle pinninepin

Use "skittle" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "skittle" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "skittle", or refer to the context using the word "skittle" in the English Dictionary.

1. Life is no all beer and skittle.

2. A battery of skittle alleys.

3. Life is not all beer and skittle.

4. Seeing how far the skittle can bounce?

5. There is a large modern function room skittle alley, which is available for hire.

6. That for an hour, then a skittle of milk and the chalky Pyramids rubbed into dust.

7. They should have had a penalty when Darren Fletcher knocked Arshavin over like a skittle without reaching the ball, only for Dean to wave play on.

8. A highlight is the rustic and comfortable Spree Wald cellar with skittle alley and the fireplace room for a romantic Candle Light dinner near the open fireplace or just a good glass of wine in the evening. The Best Western Park hotel Branitz and Spa is a perfect starting point for interesting excursions to the fascinating biosphere reserve Spree Wald.