noun
sky
skeye
noun
1
The space above the earth where clouds, the sun, and stars appear.
"The sky turned orange as the sun went down."
"Not a cloud was in the sky all afternoon."
verb
1
(sports, informal) To hit or kick a ball extremely high.
"He skied the ball over the crossbar and missed the goal."
How to Use Sky
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe open space above us, filled with clouds and stars — or, in sports slang, to send a ball flying way too high.
Common pairings
clear sky
blue sky
sky the ball
Word Forms
skied past tense, skyed past tense, skies plural, skies singular
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Etymology
From Old Norse ský ("cloud"), which gradually replaced the older English word heofon in everyday use — heofon survives today as "heaven".