skittles

/ˈskɪtəlz/
noun
  1. A game in which players try to knock down bottle-shaped pins by rolling a ball at them.
    • He won the skittles tournament by getting a perfect score.
    • We played skittles at the pub and I knocked down all nine pins.
    • The children set up a skittles game in the backyard.
  2. The bottle-shaped pins used in the game of skittles.
    • She carefully arranged the skittles in a diamond pattern.
    • The skittles were made of polished wood and painted bright colors.
    • One of the skittles fell over before the ball even reached it.
  3. A brand of fruit-flavored candy with a hard shell and chewy center.
    • I bought a bag of skittles for the movie.
    • She sorted her skittles by color before eating them.
    • The kids shared a pack of skittles on the bus.
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