sky

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

skies

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

sky

past (v2)

skied

past participle (v3)

skied

present participle

skying

3rd person singular

skies

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.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.

   • That year, a meteor fell from the sky.

2. 2.The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.

   • There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
   • The sky became darker and darker.
   • The bird is in the sky.

3. 3.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.

   • I lay back under a warm Texas sky.
   • We’re not sure how long the cloudy skies will last.
   • All in a hot and copper sky / The bloody sun at noon, / Right up above the mast did stand, / No bigger than the moon.

4. 4.Ellipsis of sky blue.

   • There wasn't a cloud in the sky.
   • The sky became darker and darker.
   • The bird is in the sky.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.(informal)

2. 2.To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.

3. 3.To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.

   • Hernandez [i.e., Félix Hernández] walked the bases loaded, then fell behind 3–1 in the count to Bobby Abreu, who then skied the next pitch to left for a sacrifice fly.

4. 4.To miss a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar.

   • He laid on the two best chances, both wasted by Pratt, who skied one and stubbed his toe on the other.
   • Van Persie [i.e., Robin van Persie] skied a penalty, conceded by Gary Caldwell who was sent off, and also hit the post before scoring his third with a shot at the near post.

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