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- [skee]
- /ski/
- /skiː/
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- [skee]
- /ski/
Definitions of ski word
- noun plural ski one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow. 1
- noun plural ski water ski. 1
- verb without object ski to travel on skis, as for sport. 1
- verb with object ski to use skis on; travel on skis over: to ski the slopes of Switzerland. 1
- noun ski for skiing 1
- intransitive verb ski sport in snow 1
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Origin of ski
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < Norwegian; Old Norse skīth; cognate with Old English scīd strip of wood, German Scheit thin board
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Parts of speech for Ski
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ski popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ski usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with ski
- how to ski?