ninepins, skittles
(noun) a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
Source: WordNet® 3.1
skittles (uncountable)
(mostly British, uncountable) 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.
(uncountable, chiefly, chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.
skittles
plural of skittle
Source: Wiktionary
Skit"tles, n. pl. Etym: [Of Scand. origin. sq. root159. See Shoot, v. t., and cf. Shuttle, Skit, v. t.]
Definition: An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins.
Skit"tle, a.
Definition: Pertaining to the game of skittles. Skittle alley, an alley or court in which the game of skittles is played.
– Skittle ball, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing at the pins in the game of skittles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
