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schuss

/ʃʊs/

schuss noun: a straight run downhill.

Noun

schuss (plural schusses)

  1. A straight run downhill.
    • The hand slid down the schuss of material and plucked at the hem.1992, Will Self, Cock and Bull

Verb

schuss (third-person singular simple present schusses, present participle schussing, simple past and past participle schussed)

  1. To ski a schuss.
    • When, on his first time on skis, he just schussed down the mountain, we knew he was a natural.

Forms of schuss

Noun
pluralschusses
Verb
third-person singular presentschusses
present participleschussing
past participleschussed
pastschussed

Origin of schuss

Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).

Words that rhyme with schuss

Questions about schuss

What does schuss mean?
Schuss means a straight run downhill.
What part of speech is schuss?
Schuss can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce schuss?
Schuss is pronounced /ʃʊs/.
What is the plural of schuss?
The plural of schuss is schusses.

Words near schuss in the dictionary

  1. Schurr
  2. Schurrs
  3. Schurs
  4. Schurz
  5. Schurzes
  6. schuss
  7. schussboom
  8. schussboomed
  9. schussboomer
  10. schussboomers
  11. schussbooming

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