Definition

Noun 1. A bowling game: A game, often played in pubs or recreational settings, where players roll a ball down a lane to knock over a set of nine wooden pins (skittles).

Usage

• Skittles is typically used as a singular noun when referring to the game itself.
• The word "skittles" can also refer to the pins used in the game.
• It is often preceded by verbs like , , or .

Examples

• "We decided to play skittles at the local pub."
• "The traditional pub had a skittles alley in the back."
• "He set up the skittles for the next round."

Advanced Usage

• "Skittles alley": The long, narrow lane or track on which the game is played.
  • The village hall has a well-maintained skittles alley.
• The term can be used metaphorically to describe a situation where things are easily knocked down or disrupted.
  • The new policy knocked over the department's plans like a set of skittles.

Variants and Related Words

• Skittle (noun): A single pin used in the game of skittles.
  • He carefully placed each skittle in its position.
• Ninepins: An older, largely synonymous term for the game of skittles.
• Tenpin bowling: A more modern and globally common bowling game with ten pins, distinct from skittles.

Synonyms

• Ninepins
• Bowling (in a general, non-tenpin context)

Notes

• Skittles is primarily a British English term for this specific type of bowling game. In American English, "bowling" almost exclusively refers to tenpin bowling.
• Do not confuse with the candy of the same name.

Noun

1. a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins