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noun, plural skis, ski, verb, skied, ski⋅ing.
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| 1. | one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow. |
| 2. | water ski. |
| 3. | to travel on skis, as for sport. |
| 4. | to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
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n. pl. skis
v. intr. To travel or glide on skis, especially as a sport. v. tr. To travel or glide over on skis: ski a mountain slope. [Norwegian, from Old Norse skīdh, stick, snowshoe; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] ski'a·ble adj., ski'er n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
ski (n.)
1885 (there is an isolated instance from 1755), from Norw. ski, related to O.N. skið "snowshoe," lit. "stick of wood," cognate with O.E. scid "stick of wood," obs. Eng. shide; O.H.G. skit, Ger. Scheit "log," from P.Gmc. *skid- "to divide, split," from PIE base *skei- "to cut, split" (see shed (v.)). The verb is 1893, from the noun. ski-jumper is from 1894; ski bum first attested 1960.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow |
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| 1. | move along on skis; "We love to ski the Rockies"; "My children don't ski" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ski [skiː] noun
one of a pair of long narrow strips of wood etc that are attached to the feet for gliding over snow, water etc
ski [skiːskiːd] verb
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to travel on or use skis especially as a leisure activity
Example: He broke his leg when he was skiing.
ski-Example: He broke his leg when he was skiing.
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of or for the activity of skiing
Example: ski-suits; ski-jump
See also: ski jump, ski lift, ski pole, ski resort, ski run, ski slope, ski tow, ski track/trail, skier, skiingExample: ski-suits; ski-jump
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Taos Ski Valley, NM (village, FIPS 76480)
Location: (36.597724, -105.445051)
Population (2000): 56 (263 housing units)
Area: 2.355917 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 87525
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Ski
Ski\, n. Same as Skee.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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