sky

4 definitions • 8 examples

the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, etc. can be seen:

a blue/cloudy/dark sky

in the sky Can you see those birds high up in the sky?

look up at/into the sky We looked up at/into the sky at the sound of the plane.

the sky in a particular state or place:

For weeks we had cloudless blue skies.

to kick or hit a ball high into the air:

He skied a shot over the bar from six yards.

He mis-timed the shot and skied the ball straight to a fielder.

the area above the earth in which clouds, the sun, and the stars can be seen:

[ U ] White clouds dotted the sky.

[ pl ] They strolled beneath clear blue skies.