ski
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
to travel on skis, as for sport.
to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland.
Origin of ski
1- Rarely skee .
Other words from ski
- ski·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby ski
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How to use ski in a sentence
He’d been given his as a gift for refereeing his grandkids’ 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 skis waxed maybe twice a season, and I never knew that it was a petroleum-based product.
A Green Ski-Wax Company Gets Funded on 'Shark Tank' | Joe Jackson | February 9, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe bunny slopes — the area of any ski resort specifically designed for beginners with wide, flat runs — 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 skis for different conditions and high hopes that I’ll 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.
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam | P. J. O’Rourke | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTski resorts are a business, and one that can be quite fickle—a 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 Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonThe usual procedure was, that the forerunner selected the best crossing of a crevasse, testing it with a ski-stick.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonFranz 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.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur KjelgaardSince that made the remaining ski useless, I threw both away and plowed through the snow.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur KjelgaardHe was not afraid of becoming lost or of breaking a ski, as Hermann Gottschalk had, probably when he blundered into a tree trunk.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur Kjelgaard
British Dictionary definitions for ski
/ (skiː) /
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
(intr) to travel on skis
Origin of ski
1Derived forms of ski
- skiable, adjective
- skier, noun
- skiing, noun
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