ski1 nounski2 verb
skiski1 /skiː/ ●●○ noun (plural skis) [countable] 
WORD ORIGINski1
Origin:
1700-1800 Norwegian, Old Norse skith ‘stick of wood, ski’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Men and women are segregated on the beaches and even the ski slopes.
- Organized ski treks exist, their routes following set trails with accommodation enroute.
- Pappas was shot by two men wearing ski masks.
- The village boasts an ice rink, nursery ski school and boutiques, hotels and restaurants.
- Widespread deforestation to make way for ski slopes has eroded topsoil, increasing the incidence of avalanches.
- Within the hall, simulators allow visitors to experience the excitement of a bobsled run or ski jump.
WORD SETS
aerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I need to go shopping this afternoon. There’s a sauna where you can relax after a hard day’s skiing.
· Take your muddy football boots off before you come inside.
· Can you help me load the camping equipment into the boot, please?
I need to go shopping this afternoon. There’s a sauna where you can relax after a hard day’s skiing.· They went on a camping holiday in France.
· The lack of snow is causing problems for ski resorts.
· He was knocked off his bicycle on his way home from a shopping trip.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Today Gulmarg in Kashmir is the only reasonably developed ski area.· Those of us standing at the top of Mount Rose ski area, however, were in for a special treat.· It is from these villages and their ski areas that the most impressive mountain scenery is to be seen.· Visa is also offering savings for its members at numerous eastern and western ski areas.· The book records this knowledge and aims to inform the skier of worthwhile ski areas, routes and runs.· In addition, most ski areas have two-for-one lift ticket promotions on designated weekdays.· The winner was the Pongau ski area near Salzburg, where lifts more or less link.· A burst that promises to give two ski areas nestled high in the Angeles National Forest a face-lift.
· Salomon's radically different Adventure 7 boots, using even more ski boot technology, are still eagerly awaited for test.· This year, however, Lowa have produced a remarkable ski boot range.· The concept of assessing foot volume instead of width to achieve a good fit is another idea borrowed from ski boot technology.
· Holiday giant Thomson yesterday unveiled thousands of special deals which will slash up to £70 off the price of ski holidays from Thursday.· The basics: If you have skiing friends urging you to accompany them on a ski holiday, why not go?· Who wants to spend money on a ski holiday and find themselves going for walks?· Boxes at Wimbledon, golfing weekends and ski holidays at Les Arcs are on the boundaries of business entertainment and business corruption.
· He is of slim to medium build and was wearing a dark ski mask.· An early police report said the men had been wearing ski masks.· They were later seen wearing ski masks and driving the vehicles across the Denes area.· Pappas was shot by two men wearing ski masks.· The girl has told officers her attacker was taller than her and wore a ski mask.· The rapist had worn a ski mask, but she knew his approximate height and his coloring.· They wore black boots, green military fatigues, had their faces covered with black ski masks and carried automatic weapons.· In winter he wears up to four layers of clothing, a ski mask, gloves.
· For lodging information, begin by calling the ski resort of your choice.· Of course, we must not forget that these are ski resorts.· The artery, which links ski resorts and casinos to the rest of Northern California, was reopened Jan. 17.· Sadly, unscrupulous ski resorts might misuse the new polymer, surreptitiously dusting it on the slopes of their rivals.· She reportedly works at a local ski resort and keeps a few horses.· Father was a mountaineer; he made his fortune from the ski resorts on a mountain Grandfather had bought cheaply in Colorado.· At most ski resorts, large and small, there has been a sharper focus on day-care facilities and staff.
VERB· He is of slim to medium build and was wearing a dark ski mask.· An early police report said the men had been wearing ski masks.· He was wearing a red ski balaclava, a dark cotton jacket and tracksuit bottoms.· Pappas was shot by two men wearing ski masks.· He wore a pink ski suit.· The rapist had worn a ski mask, but she knew his approximate height and his coloring.· Clare, wearing an old red ski suit, stood in a crowd of about three hundred people.· Vick wore a ski brace on his right ankle and moved as if he were knee-deep in powder.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1- Parke Puterbaugh and Alan Bisbort are beach bums and proud of it.
- You envision a California beach bum.
- The explosion of extreme sports in recent years has produced an unprecedented number of ultra-endurance races.
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 or on water: ski slopes a ski resort (=where people can go skiing)2a long thin narrow piece of strong material, fastened under a small vehicle so that it can travel on snowski1 nounski2 verb
skiski2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle skied, present participle skiing, third person singular skis) [intransitive] VERB TABLE
ski
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | ski |
| he, she, it | skis | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | skied |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have skied |
| he, she, it | has skied | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had skied |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ski |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have skied |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am skiing |
| he, she, it | is skiing | |
| you, we, they | are skiing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was skiing |
| you, we, they | were skiing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been skiing |
| he, she, it | has been skiing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been skiing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be skiing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been skiing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A few have skied in various other parts of the Himalayas.
- A recent favorite was when we ski on Mars.
- I'd never skied in my life but that wasn't an insurmountable problem!
- If you are frightened by heights, skiing is not going to appeal to you.
- It is built into the structure of some sports, such as skiing, parachuting, and flying.
- Like cross-country skiing, snowshoeing allows the individual to get into the most pristine parts of the wilderness.
- Spring snow has a low-friction surface which opens up acres of gentle offpiste perhaps not steep enough to ski when powder-covered.
- Whatever we call it, skiing off the piste is getting more popular again.
WORD SETS
aerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I need to go shopping this afternoon. There’s a sauna where you can relax after a hard day’s skiing.
· Take your muddy football boots off before you come inside.
· Can you help me load the camping equipment into the boot, please?
I need to go shopping this afternoon. There’s a sauna where you can relax after a hard day’s skiing.· They went on a camping holiday in France.
· The lack of snow is causing problems for ski resorts.
· He was knocked off his bicycle on his way home from a shopping trip.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Stretch up as high as you can. 3. Ski down, pulling your tummy in and tucking your bottom under.· A little boy came out of the woods opposite and began skiing down the slope towards the road.· These cornfields are on land so steep none but the bravest would ski down.· Stretch up as high as possible. 6. Ski down, tucking your bottom under and pulling your tummy in.· Stretch up high. 5. Ski down.· With legs slowly turning to jelly, I skied down hard, icy snow, followed by spring snow, then slush.
NOUN· A little boy came out of the woods opposite and began skiing down the slope towards the road.· Try explaining, for example, the experience of skiing down a mountain slope to a person who has never seen snow.
VERB· Ski start: the major tour operators run learn to ski weeks which are especially useful for lone learners.· The birds flop in the snow, learning to ski.· Sam and he learned to ski.· I almost learned to ski at the cost of a torn jacket and a twisted elbow.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Parke Puterbaugh and Alan Bisbort are beach bums and proud of it.
- You envision a California beach bum.
- The explosion of extreme sports in recent years has produced an unprecedented number of ultra-endurance races.
to move on skis for sport or in order to travel on snow or water: I’m learning to ski. We skied down to the village of Argentière.