Skis

Definition: Skis

Skis

Noun

1. Narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow.

Synonym: Skis

Synonym: ski (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Skis

English words defined with "skis": carrier ♦ ski, ski jump, ski jumping, ski race, ski rack, ski wax, skibob, skier, skiing, skiing race, ski-plane, slalom, snowmobile ♦ T-bar, traversal, traverse ♦ Ull, Ullr ♦ water ski. (references)

Specialty definitions using "skis": ADHESIVE PRIMER ♦ buoyant chistie ♦ christiana léger, cross-country skis, CUSTOM SKI MAKER ♦ epibenthic dredge ♦ light christie, low compact crouch ♦ process inspector ♦ sideslipping, sidestepping, SKI MAKER, WOOD, SKI PATROLLER, SKI REPAIRER, PRODUCTION, SKI TOPPER, SKI-BINDING FITTER-AND-REPAIRER ♦ wax skis/to. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Skis" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (skis).

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Modern Usage: Skis

Domain	Usage
Tongue Twisters	Thieves seize skis. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	The Incredible Pair of Skis (1967) Eves on Skis (1963) Are Your Skis on Straight? (1958) Symphony on Skis (1954) Will Travel Have Skis (1953)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Skis

Domain	Title
References	Skis Rossignols S.A.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The World Market for Snow Skis and Associated Equipment: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Kids on Skis (reference) Long Skis (reference) Soldiers On Skis : A Pictorial Memoir Of The 10th Mountain Division (reference) Wheels, Skis, and Floats: The Northern Adventures of a Pioneer Pilot (reference) Wine, Women, Warren, and Skis (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Breakthrough On Skis (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Consumer Goods	DeWalt DW6704 Solid Surface Skis (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Skis

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Photo Album: Skis

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Man kneeling beside woman on skis. Credit: Library of Congress.		Group of people on skis, Czechoslovakia. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Skis outside of Tollhouse at foot of Mount Mansfield, Smugglers Notch. Near Stowe, Vermont. Credit: Library of Congress.		School, with children's sled and skis parked outside. Center Sandwich, New Hampshire. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Mrs. Smith of Folger Library Friends. Mrs. Smith in snow on skis. Credit: Library of Congress.		Man on skis being pulled by horse, with Washington Monument in background. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Goldes hunter on skis on ice floe, with spear and rifle. Credit: Library of Congress.		Goldi hunter on skis on ice, holding long spear. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Skis

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Vehicles with integrated or complementary accessories for the rugged Norwegian winter season, such as flexible heating systems, engine heaters, roof boxes for skis and luggage, etc., also enjoy good prospects. (references)
		Domestic production of sporting goods for local sales is concentrated on water skis, surf boards and other watersport equipment; tennis balls; basketballs; fishing rods; fish hooks and fishing tackle/landing nets; butterfly nets; and decoy birds. (references)
		Japan is strong in exports of golf balls and fishing tackle/landing nets. China, on the other hand, led in sales of table tennis balls and rackets; badminton and similar rackets; inflatable balls other than golf balls and table tennis balls; and in fishing tackle/landing nets. Hong Kong suppliers are leaders in sales of water skis, surf boards, and other water sports equipment; tennis rackets; and fishhooks. (references)
Economic History	Switzerland	Sales of carving skis and snowboards are still booming. (references)
	Sweden	Examples are engine heaters for the winter and roof boxes for skis. (references)
	Switzerland	Cross-country skis and ice hockey equipment again decreased slightly. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Skis

"Skis" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.16% of the time. "Skis" is used about 217 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	98.16%	213	20,749
Lexical Verb (-s form)	1.84%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	217	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Skis

Country	Name
France	Skis Rossignols S.A.
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Skis

Expression using "skis": water skis. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "skis": jet-skis, water-skis.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Skis

Language		Translations for "skis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏زحلوقة (ski). (various references)

Bulgarian		водни ски (aquaplane, water skis). (various references)

Chinese		滑雪 (ski, Skied, skiing). (various references)

French		skis. (various references)

German		skier, schier (almost, nearly, pure, sheer, stark, unadulterated). (various references)

Hungarian		síléc. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		メタクリル樹脂 (metafiction, metafont, metal, metal frame, metal tape, metal wood, meta-level, metallic, metallic color, metallic skis, metamorphose, metaphor, metaphysical, metaphysics, metasequoia, methacrylic resin, methane, methane gas, methanol, methanphetamine). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		メタリックスキー (metallic skis), メタルスキー (metallic skis). (various references)

Korean		스키 (ski). (various references)

Pig Latin		isskay

Portuguese		esquis aquático (water skis). (various references)

Romanian		schiuri. (various references)

Russian		лыжа (ski). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		skije za vodu (water skis). (various references)

Turkish		kayaklar. (various references)

Ukrainian		водні лижі (water skis). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Skis

Derivations
	Words ending with "skis": hydroskis, miniskis, turfskis. (additional references)
	Words containing "skis": duskish. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Skis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eskes, ksi, Okis, sakis, sccs, sces, sci, scis, scism, scisp, scist, sciz, scs, scsi, scusi, scuz, Seis, sekism, sika, siksi, sisk, skas, skase, skaz, skeez, skej, skels, skes, skex, skeys, skez, skib, skie, skig, skii, skiis, skils, skism, skius, skosh, sks, skus, skye, skys, Slisz, spiz, sris, stiz, sukas. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Skis"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "skis" (pronounced skē"z)
4	s k ē" z	skees.
3	-k ē" z	keas, keys.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Skis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: kiss.
	Words within the letters "i-k-s-s"
	-1 letter: sis, ski.
	-2 letters: is, si.
	Words containing the letters "i-k-s-s"
	+1 letter: bisks, disks, kissy, kists, risks, sakis, sicks, sikes, silks, sinks, skids, skies, skims, skins, skips, skits, spiks.
	+2 letters: bekiss, brisks, frisks, kiosks, kissed, kisser, kisses, krises, kumiss, sheiks, shiksa, shikse, shirks, shtiks, sickos, siskin, skeins, skiers, skiffs, skills, skimos, skimps, skinks, skirls, skirrs, skirts, skites, skives, slicks, slinks, smirks, snicks, spicks, spikes, sticks, stinks, stirks, suslik, swinks, whisks.
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