plural skis also ski
1
a
: one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow
b
2
: a piece of material that resembles a ski and is used as a runner on a vehicle
skied
ˈskēd 
ˈshēd
; skiing
: to glide on skis in travel or as a sport
: to travel or pass over on skis
skier
noun
Examples of ski in a Sentence
Verb
I have skied that mountain before.
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Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
Back then, Ivana was living in Montreal while working as a model and ski instructor, having immigrated to Canada from Czechoslovakia several years earlier.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Vermont created its own drinking water standards in 2019, but also added prohibitions on PFAS being added to categories of consumer goods, such as carpets, clothing, cookware, and ski wax.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
Back then, Ivana was living in Montreal while working as a model and ski instructor, having immigrated to Canada from Czechoslovakia several years earlier.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Ski.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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ski
1 of 2 noun
plural skis
: one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used for gliding over snow or water
ski
2 of 2 verb
skied; skiing
: to glide on skis
skier
noun
Etymology
Noun
from Norwegian ski "a ski," from an early Norse word skīth "a stick of wood"
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