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Skiː Pair Skis Noun Waxed Frequent Basis Children

Word3 ski
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /skiː/ /skiː/
Example
  • a pair of skis
  • all skis should be waxed on a frequent basis.
  • the children go to school on skis.
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ski

(noun)/skiː/ /skiː/
  1. one of a pair of long narrow pieces of wood, metal or plastic that you attach to boots so that you can move smoothly over snow
    • a pair of skis
    • All skis should be waxed on a frequent basis.
    • The children go to school on skis.
  2. either of the pair of long flat boards on which a person stands in order to waterski
  3. Word Origin

    • mid 18th cent.: from Norwegian, from Old Norse skíth ‘billet, snowshoe’.
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