Theme list: surfing with definitions
245 entries
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | FIN | DEKOS | [v. FINNED, FINNING, FINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it. |
| — | GUN | KS | [v. GUNNED, GUNNING°, GUNS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). |
| S | LID | OS | [v. LIDDED, LIDDING, LIDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A bodyboard or bodyboarder. |
| BCFSV | LOG | EOSY | [v. LOGGED, LOGGING°, LOGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A heavy longboard. |
| CDGT | RIP | ES | [v. RIPPED, RIPPING, RIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To surf extremely well. |
| — | CURL | SY | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The concave part of a breaking wave. |
| — | DROP | ST | [v. DROPPED or DROPT, DROPPING°, DROPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 29] A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave. |
| — | FINS | — | [v. FINNED, FINNING, FINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it. |
| — | GUNS | — | [v. GUNNED, GUNNING°, GUNS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). |
| CS | HOOK | ASY | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] Synonym of shoulder (“the part of a wave that has not yet broken”). |
| — | KOOK | SY | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are. |
| C | LEFT | SY | [a. LEFTER, LEFTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore). |
| — | LIDS | — | [v. LIDDED, LIDDING, LIDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A bodyboard or bodyboarder. |
| BCFSV | LOGS | — | [v. LOGGED, LOGGING°, LOGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A heavy longboard. |
| — | LULL | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] An extended pause between sets of waves. |
| S | MUSH | Y | [v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The foam of a breaker. |
| BDFGT | RAIL | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard. |
| CDGT | RIPS | — | [v. RIPPED, RIPPING, RIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To surf extremely well. |
| W | ROTE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore. |
| — | SLAB | S | [v. SLABBED, SLABBING°, SLABS] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A very large wave. |
| — | SLOT | HS | [v. SLOTTED, SLOTTING, SLOTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The barrel or tube of a wave. |
| — | SOUP | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The foamy portion of a wave. |
| — | SURF | SY | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An instance or session of riding a surfboard in the surf. |
| — | TUBE | DRS | [v. TUBED, TUBING°, TUBES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside. |
| — | BREAK | S | [v. BROKE, BROKEN, BREAKING°, BREAKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. |
| — | BROKE | NR | [v. BROKE, BROKEN, BREAKING°, BREAKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. |
| — | CATCH | Y | [v. CAUGHT, CATCHING, CATCHES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. |
| — | CURLS | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The concave part of a breaking wave. |
| — | DROPS | Y | [v. DROPPED or DROPT, DROPPING°, DROPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 29] A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave. |
| — | DROPT | — | [v. DROPPED or DROPT, DROPPING°, DROPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 29] A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave. |
| — | GOOFY | — | [a. GOOFIER, GOOFIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Riding with the right foot forward. |
| — | HODAD | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers. |
| CS | HOOKS | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] Synonym of shoulder (“the part of a wave that has not yet broken”). |
| — | KOOKS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are. |
| — | KOOKY | — | [a. KOOKIER, KOOKIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like. |
| — | LEASH | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A leg rope. |
| C | LEFTS | — | [a. LEFTER, LEFTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore). |
| — | LULLS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] An extended pause between sets of waves. |
| CMR | OLLIE | DS | [v. OLLIED, OLLIEING, OLLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| — | PEARL | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 22] To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff. |
| BDFGT | RAILS | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard. |
| ABFW | RIGHT | OSY | [a. RIGHTER°, RIGHTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). |
| — | SCOOP | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The raised end of a surfboard. |
| — | SHOOT | S | [v. SHOT°, SHOOTING°, SHOOTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] To ride a wave. |
| — | SHRED | S | [v. SHREDDED, SHREDDING, SHREDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly. |
| — | SLABS | — | [v. SLABBED, SLABBING°, SLABS] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A very large wave. |
| — | SLOTS | — | [v. SLOTTED, SLOTTING, SLOTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The barrel or tube of a wave. |
| — | SOUPS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The foamy portion of a wave. |
| — | SURFS | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] third-person singular simple present indicative of surf |
| — | TUBED | — | [v. TUBED, TUBING°, TUBES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside. |
| — | TUBES | — | [v. TUBED, TUBING°, TUBES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside. |
| — | BARREL | S | [v. -RELED or -RELLED, -RELING or -RELLING, -RELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. |
| — | BOOGER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A bodyboarder. |
| — | BREAKS | — | [v. BROKE, BROKEN, BREAKING°, BREAKS] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. |
| — | CAUGHT | — | [v. CAUGHT, CATCHING, CATCHES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. |
| — | CURLED | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] The concave part of a breaking wave. |
| — | CURLER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wave which breaks with a barrel |
| — | DUMPER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wave that knocks a surfer into the water. |
| — | FINNED | — | [v. FINNED, FINNING, FINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it. |
| — | GLASSY | — | [a. GLASSIER, GLASSIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat. |
| — | GREMMY | — | [n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synonym of gremlin (“a young or inexperienced surfer or skateboarder”). |
| — | GUNNED | — | [v. GUNNED, GUNNING°, GUNS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). |
| — | HODADS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers. |
| — | HOOKED | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] Synonym of shoulder (“the part of a wave that has not yet broken”). |
| — | KAHUNA | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A great surfer. |
| — | LEFTER | — | [a. LEFTER, LEFTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore). |
| — | LIDDED | — | [v. LIDDED, LIDDING, LIDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A bodyboard or bodyboarder. |
| BCFSV | LOGGED | — | [v. LOGGED, LOGGING°, LOGS] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] A heavy longboard. |
| — | LULLED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] An extended pause between sets of waves. |
| S | MUSHED | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The foam of a breaker. |
| S | MUSHES | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The foam of a breaker. |
| CDJ | OLLIED | — | [v. OLLIED, OLLIEING, OLLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| CDFHJLMR | OLLIES | — | [v. OLLIED, OLLIEING, OLLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| — | PEARLS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 22] To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff. |
| — | PEELER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] An ideal wave. |
| — | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power. | |
| — | POPOUT | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A cheap surfboard manufactured from a mold. |
| BT | RAILED | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard. |
| BFW | RIGHTS | — | [a. RIGHTER°, RIGHTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). |
| DGT | RIPPED | — | [v. RIPPED, RIPPING, RIPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To surf extremely well. |
| — | ROCKER | SY | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.) |
| — | SCOOPS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The raised end of a surfboard. |
| — | SHAPER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A person who designs and builds surfboards. |
| — | SHOOTS | — | [v. SHOT°, SHOOTING°, SHOOTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] To ride a wave. |
| — | SHREDS | — | [v. SHREDDED, SHREDDING, SHREDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly. |
| — | SOUPED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The foamy portion of a wave. |
| — | SURFED | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past and past participle of surf |
| — | SURFER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A person who surfs the Internet. |
| — | TANKER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A longboard. |
| — | WAHINE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A female surfer. |
| — | WOODIE | RS | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An early station wagon or estate car whose rear bodywork is made of wood, often associated with Southern California surfing culture. |
| — | BAGGIES | T | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Baggy shorts worn by surfers. |
| — | BARRELS | — | [v. -RELED or -RELLED, -RELING or -RELLING, -RELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. |
| — | BOOGERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A bodyboarder. |
| — | CATCHES | — | [v. CAUGHT, CATCHING, CATCHES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. |
| — | CONCAVE | DS | [v. -CAVED, -CAVING, -CAVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift. |
| — | CURLERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wave which breaks with a barrel |
| — | CUTBACK | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking. |
| — | DROPPED | — | [v. DROPPED or DROPT, DROPPING°, DROPS] [Wiktionary - Sense 29] A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave. |
| — | DUMPERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wave that knocks a surfer into the water. |
| — | FINNING | — | [v. FINNED, FINNING, FINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it. |
| — | FLOATER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] A manoeuvre in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of a wave on to the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave. |
| — | GOOFIER | — | [a. GOOFIER, GOOFIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Riding with the right foot forward. |
| — | GOOFILY | — | [a. GOOFIER, GOOFIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Riding with the right foot forward. |
| — | GREENIE | RS | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 15] Diminutive of greenback. |
| — | GREMLIN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance. |
| — | GROMMET | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder. |
| — | HODADDY | — | [n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synonym of hodad. |
| — | KAHUNAS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A great surfer. |
| — | KOOKIER | — | [a. KOOKIER, KOOKIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like. |
| — | LEASHED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A leg rope. |
| — | LEASHES | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A leg rope. |
| — | LEFTEST | — | [a. LEFTER, LEFTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore). |
| — | LIDDING | — | [v. LIDDED, LIDDING, LIDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A bodyboard or bodyboarder. |
| — | LULLING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] An extended pause between sets of waves. |
| — | NETSURF | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To surf the Internet. |
| — | OUTSIDE | RS | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave. |
| — | PEARLED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 22] To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff. |
| — | PEELERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] An ideal wave. |
| — | PINTAIL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A surfboard with a pointed back end. |
| — | POCKETS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power. |
| — | POPOUTS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A cheap surfboard manufactured from a mold. |
| — | PULLOUT | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The ending of a period of surfing by navigating the surfboard into or over the back of a wave. |
| F | RIGHTED | — | [a. RIGHTER°, RIGHTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). |
| — | ROCKERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The lengthwise curvature of a surfboard. (More rocker is a more curved board.) |
| — | SCOOPED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The raised end of a surfboard. |
| — | SHAPERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A person who designs and builds surfboards. |
| — | SLABBED | — | [v. SLABBED, SLABBING°, SLABS] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A very large wave. |
| — | SLOTTED | — | [v. SLOTTED, SLOTTING, SLOTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The barrel or tube of a wave. |
| — | SOUPING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] The foamy portion of a wave. |
| — | SPINNER | SY | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard. |
| — | SURFERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of surfer |
| — | SURFING | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of surf |
| — | SURFMAN | — | [n. SURFMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A member of a rescue team using a surf boat. |
| — | SURFMEN | — | [n. SURFMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A member of a rescue team using a surf boat. |
| — | TAKEOFF | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave. |
| — | TANKERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] A longboard. |
| — | WAHINES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A female surfer. |
| — | WIPEOUT | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The act of falling off one's surfboard. |
| — | BACKHAND | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The hand towards the back of the board. |
| — | BARRELED | — | [v. -RELED or -RELLED, -RELING or -RELLING, -RELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. |
| — | BODYSURF | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To ride waves or surf without equipment, such as a surfboard. |
| — | CATCHING | — | [v. CAUGHT, CATCHING, CATCHES] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. |
| — | CLOSEOUT | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length. |
| — | CONCAVED | — | [v. -CAVED, -CAVING, -CAVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift. |
| — | CONCAVES | — | [v. -CAVED, -CAVING, -CAVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift. |
| — | CUTBACKS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking. |
| — | FLOATERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 23] A manoeuvre in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of a wave on to the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave. |
| A | FOREHAND | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The hand towards the front of the board. |
| — | GLASSIER | — | [a. GLASSIER, GLASSIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat. |
| — | GOOFIEST | — | [a. GOOFIER, GOOFIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Riding with the right foot forward. |
| — | GREENIES | T | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 15] Diminutive of greenback. |
| — | GREMLINS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance. |
| — | GROMMETS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder. |
| — | KAMIKAZE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A deliberate wipeout. |
| — | KOOKIEST | — | [a. KOOKIER, KOOKIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Behaving like a kook (a person with poor style or skill); kook-like. |
| — | LANDLORD | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided. |
| — | LEASHING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A leg rope. |
| — | OLLIEING | — | [v. OLLIED, OLLIEING, OLLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| — | OUTSIDES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave. |
| — | PEARLING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 22] To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff. |
| — | PINTAILS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A surfboard with a pointed back end. |
| — | PIPELINE | DS | [v. -LINED, -LINING°, -LINES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it. |
| — | POCKETED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power. |
| — | PULLOUTS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The ending of a period of surfing by navigating the surfboard into or over the back of a wave. |
| B | RIGHTEST | — | [a. RIGHTER°, RIGHTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). |
| F | RIGHTING | — | [a. RIGHTER°, RIGHTEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 36] A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore). |
| — | RIPPABLE | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Easy to rip on; allowing a surfer to perform like an expert. |
| — | SCOOPING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] The raised end of a surfboard. |
| — | SCREAMER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A very large wave. |
| — | SHOULDER | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] The part of a wave that has not yet broken. |
| — | SHREDDED | — | [v. SHREDDED, SHREDDING, SHREDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly. |
| — | SKYBOARD | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding, a type of skydiving in which the skydiver performs surfing-style aerobatics during free-fall. |
| — | SLOTTING | — | [v. SLOTTED, SLOTTING, SLOTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The barrel or tube of a wave. |
| — | SPINNERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard. |
| — | STRINGER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength. |
| — | SURFABLE | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Able to be surfed |
| — | SURFINGS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of surfing |
| — | SURFLIKE | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling surf (breaking waves) or some aspect of it. |
| — | TAKEOFFS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The initial movement a surfer makes to start riding a wave. |
| — | THRUSTER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A surfboard (usually a shortboard) with three fins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near the rails. |
| — | WATERMAN | — | [n. WATERMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc. |
| — | WATERMEN | — | [n. WATERMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A man skilled in multiple aquatic sports disciplines, such as surfing, bodysurfing, undersea diving, canoe paddling, fishing, etc. |
| — | WIPEOUTS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The act of falling off one's surfboard. |
| — | BACKHANDS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The hand towards the back of the board. |
| — | BARRELING | — | [v. -RELED or -RELLED, -RELING or -RELLING, -RELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. |
| — | BARRELLED | — | [v. -RELED or -RELLED, -RELING or -RELLING, -RELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. |
| — | BODYBOARD | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To surf riding a bodyboard |
| — | CATAMARAN | S | [n. -S] · © a kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America~. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America~, and at life-saving stations |
| — | CLOSEOUTS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A wave which breaks all at once, as opposed to breaking progressively along its length. |
| — | CONCAVING | — | [v. -CAVED, -CAVING, -CAVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 9] An indentation running along the base of a surfboard, intended to increase lift. |
| — | FOREHANDS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The hand towards the front of the board. |
| — | GLASSIEST | — | [a. GLASSIER, GLASSIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Lacking any chop; smooth and mostly flat. |
| — | GREENBACK | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wave that has not yet begun to break. |
| — | GROMMETED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder. |
| — | HODADDIES | — | [n. -DIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synonym of hodad. |
| — | HOTDOGGER | S | [n. -S] · a skier, surfer, etc~, who performs ostentatiously or flamboyantly |
| — | KAMIKAZES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A deliberate wipeout. |
| — | KNEEBOARD | S | [v. -S, -ED, -ING] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck. |
| — | LANDLORDS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided. |
| — | LONGBOARD | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large surfboard, around 9 or 10 feet long with a wide nose. |
| — | NETSURFER | S | [n. -S] One who surfs the Internet. |
| — | PIPELINED | — | [v. -LINED, -LINING, -LINES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it. |
| — | PIPELINES | — | [v. -LINED, -LINING, -LINES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it. |
| — | PITCHPOLE | DS | [v. -POLED, -POLING, -POLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf. |
| — | POCKETING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power. |
| — | SCREAMERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] A very large wave. |
| — | SHOULDERS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] The part of a wave that has not yet broken. |
| — | SHREDDING | — | [v. SHREDDED, SHREDDING, SHREDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly. |
| — | STRINGERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength. |
| — | SURFBOARD | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. |
| — | THRUSTERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A surfboard (usually a shortboard) with three fins of approximately equal size, one centred at the back, one on each side about 25cm forward and out near the rails. |
| — | TOMBSTONE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface. |
| — | BACKHANDED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The hand towards the back of the board. |
| — | BACKHANDER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand"). |
| — | BARRELLING | — | [v. -RELED or -RELLED, -RELING or -RELLING, -RELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 11] A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment. |
| — | BODYBOARDS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To surf riding a bodyboard |
| — | CATAMARANS | — | [n. -S] · © a kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America~. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America~, and at life-saving stations |
| — | GREENBACKS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A wave that has not yet begun to break. |
| — | GROMMETING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder. |
| — | HOTDOGGERS | — | [n. -S] · a skier, surfer, etc~, who performs ostentatiously or flamboyantly |
| — | KNEEBOARDS | — | [v. -S, -ED, -ING] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck. |
| — | LONGBOARDS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large surfboard, around 9 or 10 feet long with a wide nose. |
| — | NETSURFING | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The activity or hobby of surfing the Internet. |
| — | PIPELINING | S | [v. -LINED, -LINING, -LINES] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it. |
| — | SHOULDERED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] The part of a wave that has not yet broken. |
| — | SKYSURFING | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of skydiving where the skydiver has a surfboard attached to the feet, and performs surfing-like stunts in midair. |
| — | SURFBOARDS | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. |
| — | TOMBSTONES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 10] For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface. |
| — | BACKHANDERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand"). |
| — | BACKHANDING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] The hand towards the back of the board. |
| — | BODYBOARDED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To surf riding a bodyboard |
| — | BODYSURFING | S | [n. -S] · BODYSURF, to ride a wave without a surfboard (=bodysurfings) |
| — | GROUNDSWELL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance. |
| — | KITESURFING | S | [n. -S] A type of kiteboarding that happens in the water. |
| — | KNEEBOARDED | — | [v. -S, -ED, -ING] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck. |
| — | SHOULDERING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 17] The part of a wave that has not yet broken. |
| — | SURFBOARDED | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. |
| — | SURFBOARDER | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who surfboards; a surfer. |
| — | WINDSURFING | S | [n. -S] · the sport of sailing standing up on a sailboard that is equipped with a mast, sail, and wishbone boom Also called: boardsailing, sailboarding |
| — | BODYBOARDING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves. |
| — | GROUNDSWELLS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance. |
| — | KNEEBOARDING | — | [v. -S, -ED, -ING] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A short (often less than 6'), broad (sometimes extremely broad) surfboard designed to be ridden in the surf in a kneeling position, and often having traction pads in the central area as an alternative to wax, to help the knees grip the deck. |
| — | SURFBOARDERS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who surfboards; a surfer. |
| — | SURFBOARDING | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves. |
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