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skittle
skit·tle S0455700 (skĭt′l)n.1. skittles(used with a sing. verb) A British form of ninepins, in which a wooden disk or ball is thrown to knock down the pins.2. One of the pins used in skittles.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]skittle (ˈskɪtəl) n1. (Bowls & Bowling) a wooden or plastic pin, typically widest just above the base2. (Bowls & Bowling) (plural; functioning as singular) Also called (esp US): ninepins a bowling game in which players knock over as many skittles as possible by rolling a wooden ball at them3. beer and skittles (often used with a negative) informal an easy time; amusement[C17: of obscure origin; perhaps related to Swedish, Danish skyttel shuttle]skit•tle (ˈskɪt l)
n. Chiefly Brit. 1. skittles, (used with a sing. v.) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins. 2. one of the pins used in this game. [1625–35; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skutill shuttle, arrow, Dan skyttel shuttle] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  skittle - a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittlesninepin, skittle pinbowling pin, pin - a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target | | Verb | 1. | skittle - play skittlesbowl - engage in the sport of bowling; "My parents like to bowl on Friday nights" |
Translationsskittle (ˈskitl) noun a bottle-shaped, usually wooden object used as a target for knocking over in the game of skittles. 撞柱遊戲的瓶狀木柱 九柱游戏用的小柱ˈskittles noun singular a game in which the players try to knock down a number of skittles with a ball. a game of skittles; Do you play skittles?; (also adjective) a skittles match. 撞柱遊戲 九柱戏，撞柱戏 skittle
skittles partydrug slang A party in which the guests bring prescription drugs, which are then mixed and taken in combination. I'm worried that my brother went to a skittles party last night because one of my medications is suddenly missing.See also: party, skittlebe (not) all beer and skittlesTo be fun and enjoyable. This phrase is often used in the negative to convey unpleasantness. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. You've been working all weekend, so just come out with us for a little while—it'll be all beer and skittles, I promise. University isn't all beer and skittles—you need to take your schoolwork seriously.See also: all, and, beer, skittle(all) beer and skittlesFun and enjoyable. "Skittles" is a British game that is similar to bowling. You've been working all weekend, so just come out with us for a little while—it'll be beer and skittles, I promise. Just because we get good perks doesn't mean this job is all beer and skittles.See also: and, beer, skittlelife isn't all beer and skittlesA full life is not just composed of simple pleasure, fun, and indulgence—there must also be toil and hardship. A: "What do you mean I have to get a job this summer? That is such crap!" B: "Sorry, kid. Life isn't all beer and skittles, and you've gotta start paying your own way." These trust-fund babies know nothing of having to work for a living. To them, life is all beer and skittles.See also: all, and, beer, life, skittle(all) beer and skittlesall fun and pleasure; easy and pleasant. (Skittles is the game of ninepins, a game similar to bowling. Fixed phrase.) For Sam, college was beer and skittles. He wasted a lot of time and money.See also: and, beer, skittleLife isn't all beer and skittles.Prov. Life is not pleasurable all the time; you cannot always be having fun. (Skittles is a game like bowling.) I don't really mind going back to work when my vacation is over. Life isn't all beer and skittles, and I enjoy my fun that much more because I have work to compare it to. When George's parents stopped supporting him, George suddenly discovered that life isn't all beer and skittles.See also: all, and, beer, life, skittlenot be all beer and skittles BRITISHIf something is not all beer and skittles,it is not as enjoyable or as easy as other people think it is. Others are keen to make clear that City life is not all beer and skittles. It's not all beer and skittles when you get to be famous. Note: The game of skittles is associated with beer because it is traditionally played in pubs. See also: all, and, beer, not, skittlebeer and skittles amusement. British This phrase comes from the proverb life isn't all beer and skittles . The game of skittles is used as a prime example of a form of light-hearted entertainment.See also: and, beer, skittlebeer and skittles (...ˈskɪdlæz) n. something very easy to do; an easy time of it. Did you think life was all beer and skittles? See also: and, beer, skittlebeer and skittles, (life is) not allLife is not all fun and games. Skittles, a kind of bowling game played by throwing wooden disks at pins, was very popular in Great Britain, where drinking beer remains a widespread form of recreation. Pairing the two came about quite naturally in the nineteenth century. Dickens’s Sam Weller assures Mr. Pickwick, who is about to enter a debtor’s prison, that the prisoners enjoy themselves there: “It’s a regular holiday to them—all porter and skittles” (Pickwick Papers). But Dickens’s contemporary Thomas Hughes observed that “Life isn’t all beer and skittles” (Tom Brown’s School Days). Essentially a British cliché, it spread to America but is heard less often today. Legendary adman David Ogilvy had it in Confessions of an Advertising Man (1963): “Managing an advertising agency is not all beer and skittles.”See also: all, and, beer, notskittle
skittle1. a wooden or plastic pin, typically widest just above the base 2. a bowling game in which players knock over as many skittles as possible by rolling a wooden ball at them skittle
Synonyms for skittlenoun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittlesSynonymsRelated Wordsverb play skittlesRelated Words |