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sky
[ skahy ]
noun
- the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth:
airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
- the heavens or firmament, appearing as a great arch or vault.
- the supernal or celestial heaven:
They looked to the sky for help.
- the climate:
the sunny skies of Italy.
- Obsolete. a cloud.
verb (used with object)
- Informal. to raise, throw, or hit aloft or into the air.
- Informal. to hang (a painting) high on a wall, above the line of vision.
verb phrase
- Falconry. (of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward.
sky
/ ²õ°ì²¹Éª /
noun
- sometimes plural the apparently dome-shaped expanse extending upwards from the horizon that is characteristically blue or grey during the day, red in the evening, and black at night celestialempyrean
- outer space, as seen from the earth
- often plural weather, as described by the appearance of the upper air
sunny skies
- the source of divine power; heaven
- informal.the highest level of attainment
the sky's the limit
- to the skieshighly; extravagantly
verb
- rowing to lift (the blade of an oar) too high before a stroke
- informal.tr to hit (a ball) high in the air
sky
/ ²õ°ìÄ« /
- The atmosphere, as seen from a given point on the Earth's surface. The sky appears to be blue because the wavelengths associated with blue light are scattered more easily than those that are associated with the other colors.
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ°ì²âËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ°ì²âl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²õ°ì²âl¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sky1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sky1
Idioms and Phrases
- out of a / the clear sky, without advance notice or warning; abruptly: Also out of athe clear blue sky.
An old beau phoned her out of a clear sky.
- to the skies, with lavishness or enthusiasm; extravagantly: Also to the sky.
to praise someone to the skies.
More idioms and phrases containing sky
In addition to the idiom beginning with sky , also see blow sky-high ; out of a clear blue sky ; pie in the sky reach for the sky .Example Sentences
And now, as the new space race heats up, spawning tens of thousands of satellites in orbit around the Earth, it only stands to make the visible night sky less so.
Temperatures could reach 22C in parts of the UK on Friday, as mostly clear skies bring a bright, sunny start to April.
Shohei Ohtani is rounding the bases with his right fist in the air and Dodger Stadium is shaking with its roar filling the sky and anything is possible.
My night sky was peppered with moving satellites.
Clear skies linked to these areas of high pressure also meant that, most of the UK experienced sunnier conditions during March compared to normal.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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