Množina: skates

A hard-soled shoe fitted with a blade (for use on ice) or with rollers (for use on other surfaces) enabling the wearer to glide along, propelled by the alternate actions of the legs; SYN. skates.

Množina: skates

Large, edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins.
Any of a family (Rajidae, especially genus Raja) of rays with the pectoral fins greatly developed giving the fish a flat diamond shape
Any of several species of flatfish of the ray group. The common skate Raja batis is up to 1.8 m/6 ft long and grayish, with black specks. Its egg cases (“mermaids’ purses”) are often washed ashore by the tide.

1. To move along on skates
2. To move quickly upon the surface of, as if on skates.

Množina: skateboards

A board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position.
Single flexible board mounted on wheels and steerable by weight positioning. As a land alternative to surfing, skateboards developed in California in the 1960s and became a worldwide craze in the 1970s. Skateboarding is practiced in urban environments and has enjoyed a revival since the late 1980s.

Množina: skaters

1. Someone who skates.
2. Water strider