sky

noun countable/uncountable

UK /skaɪ/

Word Forms

singular	sky
plural	skies

1
the space above the earth that you see when you look up into the air
At noon the sun is directly above us in the sky.
Air pollution is clearly visible in the skies over the city.
a clear blue sky
the night/summer/northern sky (=how the sky looks at a particular time, season, or place):
The night sky was filled with stars.
a patch/strip of sky (=a small area of the sky):
a patch of blue sky among the clouds
Synonyms and related words
The sky and its features
the Aurora Australis
the Aurora Borealis
celestial
1. 1a
  usually pluralused for talking about the weather
  clear/cloudy skies:
  Tomorrow we expect clear skies in the morning, with rain in the afternoon.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for climate and the weather
  weather
  climate
  spell
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with sky
▪ cloudy, dark, dull, gloomy, grey, leaden, lowering, overcast
2
praise someone to the skies
to praise someone very stronglySubmitted by:
Avinash from India on 02/02/2018
Open Dictionary - February2018

phrases

the sky is the limit

that (great)...in the sky

noun countable/uncountable

US /skaɪ/

Word Forms

singular	sky
plural	skies

1
the space above the earth that you see when you look up into the air
At noon the sun is directly above us in the sky.
Air pollution is clearly visible in the skies over Los Angeles.
a clear blue sky
the night/summer/northern sky (=how the sky looks at a particular time, season, or place):
The night sky was filled with stars.
a patch/strip of sky (=a small area of the sky):
a patch of blue sky among the clouds
Synonyms and related words
The sky and its features
the Aurora Australis
the Aurora Borealis
celestial
1. 1a
  usually pluralused for talking about the weather
  clear/cloudy skies:
  Tomorrow we expect clear skies in the morning, with rain in the afternoon.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for climate and the weather
  weather
  climate
  spell
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with sky
▪ cloudy, dark, dull, gloomy, gray, leaden, lowering, overcast
2
praise someone to the skies
to praise someone very stronglySubmitted by:
Avinash from India on 02/02/2018
Open Dictionary - February2018

phrases

the sky is the limit

that (great)...in the sky

verb transitive mainly journalism

UK /skaɪ/

Word Forms

verb transitive mainly journalism

US /skaɪ/

Word Forms

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