skate — English has two words skate. The older is the fish name [14], which was borrowed from Old Norse skata. Skate used for gliding over ice [17] comes from an Old French word for ‘stilt’ – eschasse. Its northern dialect form was escase. This was… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
skate — English has two words skate. The older is the fish name [14], which was borrowed from Old Norse skata. Skate used for gliding over ice [17] comes from an Old French word for ‘stilt’ – eschasse. Its northern dialect form was escase. This was… … Word origins
asse — accentuasse accouchasse accrochasse ace affichasse affiliasse affluasse agréasse alias alliasse allouasse alléchasse amadouasse amnistiasse amplifiasse ananas anesthésiasse anémiasse apostasiasse apostrophasse appariasse approchasse appropriasse… … Dictionnaire des rimes
hasse — accouchasse accrochasse affichasse alléchasse apostrophasse approchasse arrachasse asséchasse attachasse bichasse bouchasse branchasse brochasse bronchasse bâchasse bêchasse bûchasse cachasse catastrophasse chasse cherchasse chevauchasse… … Dictionnaire des rimes
skate — skate1 noun 1》 an ice skate or roller skate. 2》 a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. verb 1》 move on ice skates or roller skates. ↘ride on a skateboard. 2》 (skate over/round/around) pass over or refer only fleetingly to… … English new terms dictionary
skate — Ⅰ. skate [1] ► NOUN 1) an ice skate or roller skate. 2) a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. ► VERB 1) move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion. 2) ride on a skateboard. 3) … English terms dictionary
skater — Ⅰ. skate [1] ► NOUN 1) an ice skate or roller skate. 2) a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. ► VERB 1) move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion. 2) ride on a skateboard. 3) … English terms dictionary
skating — Ⅰ. skate [1] ► NOUN 1) an ice skate or roller skate. 2) a wheeled device used to move a heavy or unwieldy object. ► VERB 1) move on ice skates or roller skates in a gliding fashion. 2) ride on a skateboard. 3) … English terms dictionary
skate — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of a pair of steel blades (or of boots with blades attached) for gliding on ice. 2 (in full roller skate) each of a pair of metal frames with small wheels, fitted to shoes for riding on a hard surface. 3 a device on which a… … Useful english dictionary
