ski
or skee
[ skee ]
/ ski /
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, ski·ing.
to travel on skis, as for sport.
verb (used with object), skied, ski·ing.
to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland.
Origin of ski
1745–55; < Norwegian; Old Norse
skīth; cognate with Old English
scīd strip of wood, German
Scheit thin board
OTHER WORDS FROM ski
ski·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby ski
skewerwood,
skewgee,
skewing,
skewness,
skewwhiff,
ski,
ski boot,
ski jump,
ski jumping,
ski lift,
ski mask
Example sentences from the Web for ski
British Dictionary definitions for ski
ski
/ (skiː) /
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
(intr)
to travel on skis
Derived forms of ski
skiable, adjective skier, noun skiing, nounWord Origin for ski
C19: from Norwegian, from Old Norse
skith snowshoes; related to Old English
scīd piece of split wood