ski

  • 51ski — ski1 [ ski ] noun count * 1. ) a long thin object that you attach to your boot so you can slide easily over snow: cross country/downhill skis 2. ) a long thin piece of metal on the bottom of a vehicle that lets it move over snow ski ski 2 [ ski ] …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 52ski — [[t]ski[/t]] n. pl. skis, ski, 1) spo one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow 2) spo water ski 3) spo to travel on skis, as for sport 4) spo to use skis on; travel on skis over • Etymology …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53ski — skiable, adj. /skee/, n., pl. skis, ski, v., skied, skiing. n. 1. one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow. 2. See water ski. v.i. 3. to travel on skis, as for sport …

    Universalium

  • 54ski — [19] A ski is etymologically a piece of wood ‘split’ from a tree trunk. The word was borrowed from Norwegian ski, a descendant of Old Norse skíth ‘piece of split wood, ski’. This in turn came from the prehistoric Germanic base *skīth , *skaith… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 55ski — [19] A ski is etymologically a piece of wood ‘split’ from a tree trunk. The word was borrowed from Norwegian ski, a descendant of Old Norse skíth ‘piece of split wood, ski’. This in turn came from the prehistoric Germanic base *skīth , *skaith… …

    Word origins

  • 56ski — Skee Skee, n. [Dan. ski; Icel. sk[=i]? a billet of wood. See {Skid}.] A long strip of wood, curved upwards in front, used on the foot for sliding; now usually spelled {ski}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 57ski — 1. noun /ski/ One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow. 2. verb /ski/ a) To move on skis. b) To travel over (a slope etc.) on skis; travel on skis at (a place), especially as a sport …

    Wiktionary

  • 58ski — après ski babinski kolinski monoski motoski ski skie téléski véloski whiskies zakouski …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 59ski — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. schuss, slalom, snowplow, freestyle. WORD FIND • absorbing impact of bump by flexing knees: swallowing • acrobatic or dance style skiing: freestyle • acrobatic side revolution like helicopter blade: helicopter •… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 60ski — 1 noun plural skis (C) 1 one of a pair of long thin narrow pieces of wood or plastic that you fasten to your boots and use for moving on snow 2 a piece of strong material shaped like a ski under a small vehicle so that it can travel on the snow 2 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English