roller-skates

Wheeled footwear, inline

Roller-skates are boots or shoes fitted with small wheels on the underside, allowing the wearer to glide across smooth surfaces.

Traditional roller-skates have four wheels arranged in a square pattern, distinguishing them from inline skates.

As a verb, to roller-skate is to move on such footwear: We used to roller-skate at the rink every Saturday.

recreation

rink

Enclosed skating surface

  • funAmusement or pleasure
  • leisureFree time for relaxation
  • parkPublic leisure grounds

sidewalk · boardwalk · trail · music · dance · freestyle · outdoor · family · friends · weekend

footwear

wheels

Circular rotation devices

  • quadEnclosed campus lawn
  • inlineArranged in sequence
  • bootsAnkle-covering footwear

laces · bearings · chassis · buckles · velcro · leather · padding · high-top · straps · trucks

retro

disco

Seventies dance music

  • 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
  • funkDepression or groove music
  • groovySixties slang for cool

boogie · vinyl · bell-bottoms · old-school · vintage · nostalgia · classic · neon · boombox · Xanadu

movement

glide

Move with effortless continuity

spin · crossover · slalom · carve · swoosh · drift · flow · stop · pivot · backward

sport

derby

Open-entry competition

pack · jam · bout · track · banked · athlete · competition · race · lap · training

Opposites
surface/mechanism

roller-skatesice skates

Blade-bottomed boots for rinks

figure skates · hockey skates · speed skates · ski boots · snowshoes

mobility method

roller-skateswalking shoes

Footwear for sustained ambulation

hiking boots · bare feet · shoes · boots · running shoes

Family

rollerskate, rollerskates

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G