ski
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
Noun 3 meanings
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.
One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing.
A trip made by skiing.
“to go for a ski”
Verb 2 meanings
To move on skis.
To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).
“We spent the winter holidays skiing the Alps”
Etymology
From Norwegian ski, from Old Norse skíð (“stick of wood, snowshoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skīdą (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) (see also shed). Cognate with Old English sċīd (“stick of wood”) (modern shide), Old High German skit (Modern German Scheit (“log”)).
SKI at a glance
SKI has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (S 1 + K 5 + I 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,743 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ski
All rhymes- BREWSKI16
- WATERSKI15
- BUTTINSKI15
- KOLINSKI16
- ZAKUSKI24
- ZAKOUSKI25
- HELISKI14
- HYDROSKI19
- KAZATSKI25
- MINISKI13
- MONOSKI13
- TURFSKI14
One letter away
- SKY10
- SRI3
- SAI3
- SKA7
- SUI3
- SEI3
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