Standard Lemma guide

skittles

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈskɪtəlz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S K IH1 T AH0 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An informal form of chess played without a clock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: board-games, chess, games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of skittle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of skittle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ninepins

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bowling

History

Etymology

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