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skate any of a family Rajidae, especially genus Raja of rays with the pectoral fins greatly developed giving the fish a flat diamond shape The first known use: in the 14th century |
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5 Letters, 1 Syllable |
skate |
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s k A t |
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onset, rime |
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Morpheme |
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Sentence Examples Couples skated around the rink. She skated an excellent program in the competition. We skate at the park. The bugs skated along the surface of the water. |
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Common Phrases skate An irresponsible, disreputable, and dissolute person Primarily heard in South Africa. skates A pair of roller, inline, or ice skates. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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