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SNOWBOARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("snowboard" is a kind of...):
board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)
Derivation:
snowboard (glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they snowboard ... he / she / it snowboards
Past simple: snowboarded
-ing form: snowboarding
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board
Example:
The children love to snowboard in winter
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "snowboard" is one way to...):
glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
snowboard (a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes)
snowboarder (someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard)
snowboarding (the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard)