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| sky [ skī ] |
noun (plural skies) |
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1. region above Earth: the area high above the trees, buildings, landscape, or horizon. The sky is made up of the various layers of the Earth's atmosphere and the part of space beyond it, as seen from one place on the Earth's surface.
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2. way sky appears: the way the sky looks
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often used in the plural
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  clear blue skies
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3. heaven: the plane, thought of as being high above the Earth, in which immortal powers or beings such as God exist
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literary
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often used in the plural
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4. highest limit: the topmost limit or the best and most it is possible to achieve
reach for the sky
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle skied, present participle sky·ing, 3rd person present singular skies) |
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make ball go very high: to hit or throw a ball high up into the air
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| [13th century. < Old Norse ský "cloud"] |
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praise somebody or something to the skies to praise somebody or something very highly
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the sky's the limit there is no upper limit on something (informal)
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