sky
Noun: 1. The expanse of air and atmosphere seen above the earth: The "sky" is the region of space that appears as a dome over the earth, encompassing the atmosphere and the visible celestial bodies like the sun, moon, stars, and clouds. 2. The heavens; the celestial sphere: Often used in a poetic or religious context to refer to the abode of deities or a transcendent realm.
Verb: 1. To hit or throw (a ball) high into the air: In sports, to "sky" a ball is to strike or propel it to a great height.
Noun: * The sky was a brilliant blue with no clouds in sight. * At night, we looked up at the sky to watch for shooting stars. * She praised her new assistant to the skies.
Verb: * The nervous golfer accidentally skied his tee shot into the trees.
- "The sky's the limit": An idiom meaning there is no upper bound or maximum; anything is possible.
- With your talent and hard work, the sky's the limit for your career.
- "Out of a clear blue sky" / "Out of the clear sky": An idiom meaning suddenly and unexpectedly.
- He announced his resignation out of a clear blue sky.
- Skies (n, plural): Often used to refer to the sky in a particular region or to describe weather conditions.
- We hope for sunny skies during our vacation.
- Skyward (adv/adj): Directed toward the sky.
- The rocket shot skyward.
- Sky-high (adj/adv): Extremely high.
- Prices have gone sky-high.
Noun: * Heavens * Firmament (a literary term) * The blue (informal) * The welkin (archaic)
Verb: * Lob * Hoist
(The verb "to sky" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs.)
- "Praise someone/something to the skies": To praise someone or something excessively and with great enthusiasm.
- The critics praised the new film to the skies.
- "If the sky falls we shall catch larks": A proverb suggesting it is pointless to worry about highly improbable disasters.
- the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
- throw or toss with a light motion
- flip me the beachball
- toss me newspaper