Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roller skate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: roller skate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating.

verb

To skate using roller skates.

Example Sentences

"I rode my bicycle past your window last night / I roller skated to your door at daylight / It almost seems like you're avoiding me / I'm okay alone, but you got somethin' I need"
"A fragrance drifts by, and a memory is evoked. My feet have not forgotten how to roller-skate, and my hands remember skills that I was hardly aware I had learned."

Inflected Forms

roller skates (plural) rollerskate (alternative) roller-skate (alternative) roller skates (present, singular) roller skating (participle, present) roller skated (participle, past) roller skated (past)

Phrases

in-line skate quad skate roller shoe

Frequently Paired Words

in-line skate quad skate rollerblade roller shoe

Synonyms

roller boot

Questions

What does roller skate mean?: A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating.

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