skittle

skit·tle (skit′'l)

noun

a British form of ninepins in which a wooden disk or ball is used to knock down the pins
any of these pins

Etymology: prob. < Scand cognate of shuttle (as in Dan skyttel, a shuttle, marble)

(not) all beer and skittles

(not) pure pleasure and enjoyment

Converse of object

play: You may find yourself involved in playing skittles at lunch time or going off together with your group on some extra-curricular activity.
include: The games area includes hooded skittles, darts and pool.
hit: You actually play a full 10 round game of bowling, using the monkey ball to hit the skittles.

Preposition: for

chip: Skittles for chips eight computers the age group at.

Adjective modifier

black: The nearest hole to the front, worth 200 points, has a black skittle in front of it which must not be toppled.
red: The red skittles forfeit just the current break score if toppled.
wooden: Poor Worzel, he's had his heart broken by that walking wooden skittle too many times.
white/red: The white/red skittles are usually positioned either side of the 100 hole.
small: Nine small skittles are positioned in a square on a raised base, nine inches square.

Modifies a noun

alley: There's a picture of the inn's 100 year old skittle alley.
evening: We have also planned a party / skittles evening for them.
league: All year round skittle leagues are the focus of fierce neighborhood rivalries in the long, thin alleys tacked to the back of pubs.
match: On Sunday July 20 the Ganges Association held a skittle match, and will denote the money to the unit.
night: Socially, the Club has an active program of events ranging the Annual Dinner to occasional skittles nights.
game: The first bar skittles game is is a smaller version more suitable for the home or areas where space is at a premium.

Noun used with modifier

table: In the pub - pool, darts, table skittles + more.
bar: The first bar skittles game is is a smaller version more suitable for the home or areas where space is at a premium.
pub: Appalling weather required a quick relocation from the sea front to a pub skittle alley, but did nothing to dampen participants ' enthusiasm.
animal: The Animal Skittles Set contains six soft cute animal skittles to bowl over with the rattling bowling ball.
play: The place where you go for a beer and play skittles with your mates?

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