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- [ahys skeyt]
- /aɪs skeɪt/
- /aɪs skeɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahys skeyt]
- /aɪs skeɪt/
Definitions of ice-skate word
- verb without object ice-skate to skate on ice. 1
- noun ice-skate a shoe fitted with a metal blade for skating on ice. 1
- noun ice-skate skate1 (def 3). 1
- countable noun ice-skate Ice-skates are boots with a thin metal bar underneath that people wear to move quickly on ice. 0
- noun ice-skate a boot having a steel blade fitted to the sole to enable the wearer to glide swiftly over ice 0
- noun ice-skate the steel blade on such a boot or shoe 0
Information block about the term
Origin of ice-skate
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; v. use of ice skate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ice-skate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ice-skate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
Matching words
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