ski /skē, formerly also shē/

1. A long narrow runner orig of wood, now also of metal or synthetic materials, fastened to the foot to enable the wearer to slide across snow, etc
2. A water-ski

To travel on skis

skiˈable adjective

(of a surface) in a condition suitable for skiing on

skiˈer noun

skiˈing noun

skiˈbob noun

A vehicle resembling a bicycle used for gliding down snow-slopes, consisting of a short front-pivoting ski, turned by handlebars, and a longer fixed rear ski with a seat attached (also intransitive verb)

skiˈbobber noun

skiˈbobbing noun

ski bum noun (informal)

A devotee of skiing who travels the world seasonally in search of snowy conditions

skiˈ-flying noun

Ski jumping from a high take-off point, so that a longer time is spent in the air

skijorˈer noun

skijoring /-jōrˈ or -jörˈ/ or (Norwegian) skikjöring /shihh-yûrˈing/ noun

The sport of being towed on skis by a horse or motor vehicle

ski jump noun

1. A steeply sloping, snow-covered track ending in an elevated platform from which a skier jumps
2. A jump by a skier from such a platform

ski jumper noun

ski jumping noun

skiˈ-kiting noun

Water-skiing holding on to a bar on a kitelike device

ski lift, ski tow noun

Devices for taking skiers uphill

ski mask noun

A knitted covering for the whole head except the eyes, worn for protection by skiers and bank robbers

ski pants plural noun

Tightly-fitting trousers made of stretch fabric and having a strap which is worn under the foot, orig designed for skiing but now more often worn by women as everyday wear

skiˈplane noun

An aeroplane with skis attached to its undercarriage to enable it to take off from and land on snow and ice

ski run noun

A slope for skiing on

ski school noun

ski slope noun

ski stick or ski pole noun

One of a pair of sticks, usu pointed with a disc near the tip, used by skiers for balance or propulsion

ski touring noun

The sport of journeying on skis across country, as distinct from downhill skiing on a particular slope

sky /skī/

1. The apparent canopy over our heads
2. The heavens
3. The weather
4. The upper rows of pictures in a gallery
5. Sky blue

1. To raise aloft
2. To hit high into the air
3. To hang above the line of sight

skyˈer or skīˈer noun (cricket)

A ball hit high into the air

skyˈey or skīˈey adjective

1. Of the weather
2. Of or like the sky

skyˈish adjective (Shakespeare)

Like or approaching the sky, lofty

skyˈless adjective

skyˈward adjective and adverb

skyˈwards adverb

skyˈ-aspiring adjective (Shakespeare).

sky blue noun

Light blue like the sky

sky-blueˈ adjective

sky-blue pink noun

An imaginary colour

skyˈborn adjective

Of heavenly birth

skyˈ-bred adjective

skybridge see skywalk below.

skyˈclad adjective

Naked

skyˈ-coloured adjective

skyˈdive intransitive verb

skyˈdiver noun

skyˈdiving or skyˈjumping noun

Jumping by parachute as a sport, using a special steerable parachute, and delaying opening it for a specified time

sky-highˈ adjective

(esp of prices) very high (also adverb)

skyˈhook noun

1. A hook at the end of a length of cable and hung beneath eg a helicopter, used to attach a load
2. A type of grappling-iron used by climbers to secure a rope above, on a sheer face

skyˈjack transitive verb (informal)

To hijack (an aeroplane)

skyˈjacker noun

skyˈjacking noun

skyˈlab noun

An orbiting experimental space-station, specif (with cap) that launched and manned by the USA, 1973–4

skyˈlark noun

The common lark

intransitive verb

To frolic boisterously

transitive verb

To trick

skyˈlarker noun

skyˈlarking noun

1. Running about the rigging of a ship in sport
2. Frolicking

skyˈlight noun

1. A window in a roof or ceiling
2. Light from or in the sky
3. Light through the bottom of an empty glass

skylight filter noun (photography)

A slightly pink filter that absorbs ultraviolet light

skyˈline noun

1. The horizon
2. A silhouette or outline against the sky

skyˈman noun

A paratrooper

sky marshal noun

An armed plain-clothes officer on an air-flight, having the job of protecting passengers and dealing with hijack attempts

sky parlour noun (old informal)

An attic

sky pilot noun (slang)

A clergyman, a military chaplain

skyˈrocket noun

A firework that bursts high in the sky

intransitive verb

1. To shoot up high
2. To rise high and fast

skysail /skīˈsl/ noun

A square sail above the royal on a square-rigged ship

skyˈscape noun

A view or a picture of the sky

skyˈscrāper noun

1. A very tall building
2. A triangular skysail
3. Anything very high

skyscraper ad noun

An advertisement positioned down the side of a page on the Internet

sky sign noun

An elevated advertising sign, eg a neon sign on a high building

sky surfing noun

The sport of free-falling from an aeroplane with a modified surfboard attached to the feet, which is used to ride the air currents

skyˈ-tincˈtured adjective

Of the colour of the sky

sky troops plural noun

1. Paratroopers
2. Airborne troops

skyˈwalk or skyˈbridge noun

A passageway between two elevated points, often with views over a valley or street below

sky wave noun

A radio wave reflected from the ionosphere

skyˈway noun

A route for aircraft

skyˈwriting noun

Tracing of words by smoke from an aircraft

the sky's the limit (informal)

There are no restrictions on amount or extent (of something)

to the skies (informal)

In a lavish or vociferously enthusiastic manner as in applaud to the skies

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• distraction
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• distrained
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