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
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How to use ski in a sentence
At least one U.S. intelligence official says that Clapper might have gotten just a bit ahead of his skis.
Western Intelligence Suspects Assad Has a Secret Chemical Stockpile | Noah Shachtman, Christopher Dickey | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMarines on skis and snowboards, several with leashed canine companions at their sides.
Homefront Veterans: Skiing With Wounded Warriors | John Kael Weston | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe upped his game during the off season and figured out how to ski GS and the new skis better than anyone else.
The Can't-Miss Sochi Showdown: Bode Miller And Ted Ligety | Jake Bright | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2012, FIS announced a new requirement increasing the minimum turn radius of GS skis by eight meters.
The Can't-Miss Sochi Showdown: Bode Miller And Ted Ligety | Jake Bright | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPut on a scarf and mittens, dig out your car, get on your bike, strap on some skis, or head to the subway.
And if Mrs. Case starts a class to travel on skis this winter, I want to be in it.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonHalfway down the hill one of her skis must have struck somethingperhaps the stub of a bush sticking out of the snow.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonThese skis had throughout our journeys been looked upon by the Tibetans with the greatest interest.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BurySkis had been provided for every one, in case we should have to traverse a country where the snow lay soft and deep.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonAhead Mertz glided along triumphant, for it was on such occasions that skis were of the greatest assistance to him.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
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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