skittle

British bowling pin

Skittles are wooden pins set up to be knocked down by a ball, the British ancestor of bowling.

The game is skittles.

A single pin is a skittle, though you'll rarely see just one.

To skittle a cricket team is to dismiss them cheaply, knocking them over like pins.

Life isn't all beer and skittles—not all fun and games.

bowling

pin

Pointed metal fastener

  • alleyNarrow way between buildings
  • strikeForceful impact or stoppage
  • spareHeld in reserve

gutter · lane · frame · score · ball · split · tenpin · turkey · league · pinspotter

game

pub

Licensed drinking establishment

alley · ball · throw · pins · traditional · indoor · scoring · aim · knockdown · wooden

candy

fruity

Having orchard flavor

  • chewyResisting easy biting
  • rainbowRefracted light arc
  • bagFlexible carrying container

share · original · sour · tropical · wildberry · coating · shell · bite-sized · colorful · tangy

Opposites
bowling pin type

skittletenpin

Bowling lane target

candlepin · duckpin

cricket batting outcome

skittlestonewalled

Deliberately unresponsive

dig in · survive

stability/standing

skittleanchor

Secures ships to seabed

pillar · rock · fixture

Phrases
Family

skittles, skittled

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G