sky

Plural: skies

Noun

• the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
• With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
• Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
• Ellipsis of sky blue.
• The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
• In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
• A cloud.
• A disagreeable person; an enemy.

Verb

Verb Forms: skied, skyed, skying, skies

• To hit or throw something high into the air.
• throw or toss with a light motion
• To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
• To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen; (by extension) to put (something) in an undesirable place.
• To toss (something) upwards; specifically, to flip (a coin).
• To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
• To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
• To raise (the price of an item on auction, or the level of the bids generally) by bidding high.
• To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
• To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
• To raise an oar too high above the water.

Examples

• He tended to SKY his ’Q’s and ’Z’s, waiting for the perfect, high-scoring placement.
• I lay back under a warm Texas sky.
• That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
• This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.
• We’re not sure how long the cloudy skies will last.

Synonyms

flip, pitch, toss, blue, celestial sphere, firmament, heaven, lift, welkin

Antonyms

floor

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