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sky
[ skahy ]
/ skaÉȘ /
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noun, plural skies.Often skies (for defs. 1-4).
verb (used with object), skied or skyed, sky·ing.
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 Phrases
sky up, Falconry. (of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward.
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Idioms about sky
out of a / the clear sky, without advance notice or warning; abruptly: An old beau phoned her out of a clear sky.Also out of a / the clear blue sky .
to the skies, with lavishness or enthusiasm; extravagantly: to praise someone to the skies.Also to the sky .
Origin of sky
First recorded in 1175â1225; Middle English, from Old Norse skyÌ âcloud,â cognate with Old English scÄo âcloudâ
OTHER WORDS FROM sky
skyless, adjectiveskylike, adjectiveWords nearby sky
skunkweed, Skunk Works, skunky, skurfing, skutterudite, sky, sky blue, sky-blue pink, skyboard, skyborne, skybox
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British Dictionary definitions for sky
sky
/ (skaÉȘ) /
noun plural skies
verb skies, skying or skied
rowing to lift (the blade of an oar) too high before a stroke
(tr) informal to hit (a ball) high in the air
Derived forms of sky
skylike, adjectiveWord Origin for sky
C13: from Old Norse skÓŻ; related to Old English scio cloud, Old Saxon skio, Old Norse skjÄr transparent skin
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Scientific definitions for sky
sky
[ skī ]
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.
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