skates

Gliders for ice

Skates are footwear with blades or wheels attached for gliding across surfaces.

Ice skates have metal blades for frozen water; roller skates and inline skates have wheels for pavement.

To skate is to move on skates, or figuratively to glide through something with ease: He skated through the interview.

To skate on thin ice is to take dangerous risks.

A skate is also a flat-bodied fish related to rays.

roller

wheels

Circular rotation devices

rink · disco · derby · artistic · bearings · urethane · axle · trucks · toe stop · plate

ice

rink

Enclosed skating surface

Zamboni · axel · lutz · salchow · spin · jump · triple · quadruple · pairs · ice dance

equipment

boots

Ankle-covering footwear

blades · guards · helmet · pads · wrist guards · knee pads · elbow pads · ankle support · cushions · stoppers

motion

glide

Move with effortless continuity

  • coastLand beside the ocean
  • sailShip's wind-catching fabric
  • skimPass over lightly

sweep · flow · drift · smooth · effortless · speed · acceleration · momentum · sprint · race

fish

ray

Narrow light emission

seafood · fried · meunière · filleted · thornback · barndoor · bottom-dweller · pectoral fins · edible · market

Categories
Opposites
footwear type for gliding locomotion

skatesskis

Snow-gliding footwear

snowboard · snowshoes · bare feet · boots · cleats

presence vs. absence of skating equipment

skatesbare feet

walking shoes · hiking boots · running shoes · cleats

locomotion method

skateswalks

Travels by foot

runs · crawls · stands still · sits · barefoot

Phrases
Family

skate, skater, skating, skated, skaters, skateboard, skateboards, skateboarding, rollerskate

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G