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skittleball

skittleball noun: a team sport in which players attempt to knock over the opposing team's skittle by throwing a ball.

Noun

skittleball (countable and uncountable, plural skittleballs)

  1. (uncountable) A team sport in which players attempt to knock over the opposing team's skittle by throwing a ball.
  2. (countable) The ball used in the game of skittles.

Forms of skittleball

pluralskittleballs

Origin of skittleball

From skittle + ball.

Questions about skittleball

What does skittleball mean?
Skittleball means a team sport in which players attempt to knock over the opposing team's skittle by throwing a ball.
What part of speech is skittleball?
Skittleball is a noun.
What is the plural of skittleball?
The plural of skittleball is skittleballs.

Words near skittleball in the dictionary

  1. skittle alley
  2. skittle alleys
  3. skittle out
  4. skittle-dog
  5. skittle-dogs
  6. skittleball
  7. skittleballs
  8. skittled
  9. skittled out
  10. skittler
  11. skittlers

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