What does skittle mean?
Skittle means One of the wooden targets used in skittles..
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/ˈskɪtəl/ · noun
One of the wooden targets used in skittles..
By the afternoon it seemed as if the storm had passed and that frost was setting in; but in the evening the wind rose to gale force, bringing telegraph poles down like skittles and tangling power and telephone lines.
Use skittle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Skittle means One of the wooden targets used in skittles..
Common synonyms include ninepin, skittle pin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
By the afternoon it seemed as if the storm had passed and that frost was setting in; but in the evening the wind rose to gale force, bringing telegraph poles down like skittles and tangling power and telephone lines.
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