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ski

UK/skiː/ US/ʃiː/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow

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verb

1.

move along on skis

  • “We love to ski the Rockies”
  • “My children don”

Origin

From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (modern shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).

Phrases

  • cross-country ski
  • jet ski
  • over one's skis
  • ski ballet
  • ski bazaar
  • ski boat
  • ski boot
  • ski box

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