ski

[ skee ]

noun,plural skis or, sometimes, ski.
  1. one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.

verb (used without object),skied, ski·ing.
  1. to travel on skis, as for sport.

verb (used with object),skied, ski·ing.
  1. to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland.

Origin of ski

1
First recorded in 1745–55; from Norwegian; Old Norse skīth; cognate with Old English scīd “strip of wood,” German Scheit “thin board”
  • Rarely skee .

Other words from ski

  • ski·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ski

ski

/ (skiː) /


nounplural 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

  1. a water-ski

verbskis, skiing, skied or ski'd
  1. (intr) to travel on skis

Origin of ski

1
C19: from Norwegian, from Old Norse skith snowshoes; related to Old English scīd piece of split wood

Derived forms of ski

  • skiable, adjective
  • skier, noun
  • skiing, noun

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