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noun, plural skis or, sometimes , ski.
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
verb (used without object), skied, skiĀ·ing.
to travel on skis, as for sport.
verb (used with object), skied, skiĀ·ing.
to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland.
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Origin of ski First recorded in 1745ā55; from Norwegian; Old Norse skÄ«th; cognate with Old English scÄ«d āstrip of wood,ā German Scheit āthin boardā
OTHER WORDS FROM ski skiĀ·aĀ·ble, adjective
Words nearby ski skew lines ,
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How to use ski in a sentence Heād been given his as a gift for refereeing his grandkidsā ski races in the early aughts.
Chris Keyes, editor I have two go-to ski lunches, depending on how much I rallied that morning.
I get my ski s waxed maybe twice a season, and I never knew that it was a petroleum-based product.
The bunny slopes ā the area of any ski resort specifically designed for beginners with wide, flat runs ā frustrate Derek terribly and when his mother comes to pick him up, he tells her he never wants to ski again.
I have a garage full of ski s for different conditions and high hopes that Iāll be paying in-state tuition when my daughter goes to college.
And Andorra is a tax haven with bargain luxury goods shopping and great ski slopes.
Ski resorts are a business, and one that can be quite fickleāa bad snow season means poor revenues.
Berkshire East ski resort near the Vermont border, which has 44 trails, has taken this power-production drive a step further.
For aesthetic reasons, ski resort operators try to limit the noise and infrastructure associated with producing power.
But only recently did this dispute spread to the lily-white slopes of a Montana ski resort.
It beats what Mrs. Case told us about ski 127 running in Sweden, cried Jess, who was delighted with the experience.
The usual procedure was, that the forerunner selected the best crossing of a crevasse, testing it with a ski -stick.
Franz felt confident of his ability to keep up with them, for he had learned to ski almost as soon as he'd learned to walk.
Since that made the remaining ski useless, I threw both away and plowed through the snow.
He was not afraid of becoming lost or of breaking a ski , as Hermann Gottschalk had, probably when he blundered into a tree trunk.
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British Dictionary definitions for ski
noun plural skis or ski
one of a pair of wood, metal, or plastic runners that are used for gliding over snow. Skis are commonly attached to shoes for sport, but may also be used as landing gear for aircraft, etc (as modifier ) a ski boot a water-ski
verb skis , skiing , skied or ski'd
Derived forms of ski skiable , adjective skier , noun skiing , noun Word Origin for ski C19: from Norwegian, from Old Norse skith snowshoes; related to Old English scīd piece of split wood
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