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How to pronounce skittles in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ninepins
Type of bowling

Examples of skittles

skittles
He was also captain of the BAC machine shop skittles team for more than 20 years.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Players can have two goes to see how many skittles they can down in each game.
From the mirror.co.uk
The skittles team had done quite well, thanks to Sylvia Roberts'organisation.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
Martin was unarmed but carried a bag of skittles, a can of iced tea and his wallet.
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An important evolutionary phase in this primal notion of throwing stuff is skittles.
From the nzherald.co.nz
We give points for how many skittles you can knock down in a single throw.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The deadlines-the first of which was in November-have fallen like skittles.
From the economist.com
That tribute went to the early colonial games which included quoits, stilts and skittles.
From the nzherald.co.nz
This reminds me of the good old days when we had kozmo to deliver a packet of skittles.
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  • One of the wooden targets used in skittles; To play skittles; To beat comprehensively; To use as a recreational drug a certain over-the-counter cough medication that is taken orally and whose tablets are said to resemble Skittles
  • (skittles) 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
  • (The Skittles) a family consisting of Mrs Skittle and her many children of various sizes. Skittles are red and yellow in colour with black hands. The skittles are like bowling pins and love to be knocked down. They frequently run out in front of Noddy's car so he will hit them and knock them over.
  • (skittles) Game played with nine wooden pins to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc in as few attempts as possible.