skinoun [ C ]
uk/skiː/us/skiː/plural skisB1 one of a pair of long, flat narrow pieces of wood or plastic that curve up at the front and are fastened to boots so that the wearer can move quickly and easily over snow:
a pair of skis
ski boots
a ski club/resort
More examples
- How wide are your skis?
- I broke one of my skis.
- ski goggles
- a ski instructor
- a ski slope
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winter Sports
- après-ski
- beginners' slope
- bunny slope
- chairlift
- curling
- ice rink
- mogul
- off-piste
- skater
- skating
- ski jump
- ski lift
- sled
- sledge
- sledging
- sleigh
- snowshoe
- speed skating
- toboggan
- winter sports
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skiverb [ I or T ]
uk/skiː/us/skiː/B1 to move over snow on skis:
He skied down the hill.
Let's go skiing.
More examples
- We used to ski before noon then take a long lunch.
- There are some nice gentle slopes that we can ski down.
- I skied very slowly down the mountainside.
- I've haven't been skiing - it's never really appealed.
- I'd like to go skiing one Christmas.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winter Sports
- après-ski
- beginners' slope
- bunny slope
- chairlift
- curling
- ice rink
- mogul
- off-piste
- skater
- skating
- ski jump
- ski lift
- sled
- sledge
- sledging
- sleigh
- snowshoe
- speed skating
- toboggan
- winter sports
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