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
: 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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Noun
In the 2010 comedy about a group of friends who go back in time through a hot tub at a ski resort, Stan played the over-the-top bully character Blaine, who gets into a fight with Rob Corddry's Lou.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
No More Fun and Games Ski Resorts and Climate Change
Olivia Box
January 8, 2022
The effects of climate change are already being felt by some ski resorts, but filling in the slopes with artificial snow may not be a good solution.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Tatum Connolly-Haupt and her big sister Porter learned how to ski with an on-site instructor.
—David Muir, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Someone excited to ski, then immediately breaks their leg and spends the whole time laid up in their room
The show has done lots with different inequalities within a relationship, but what about health?
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Ski.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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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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