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Sky

/skaɪ/

The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.

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📖 Definitions of "Sky"

noun

1
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.
"That year, a meteor fell from the sky."
2
The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.
"I lay back under a warm Texas sky."
3
Heaven.
"This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies."
4
(theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.

verb

1
To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high.
2
To clear (a hurdle, high jump bar, etc.) by a large margin.
3
To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen.
4
To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container.

noun

1
A vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sky"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pitchnoun	A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
tossverb	To throw with an initial upward direction.
flipnoun	A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sky"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
flipnoun	A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
tossnoun	(cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
pitchnoun	A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
welkinnoun	(also Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.
firmamentnoun	(usually uncountable, literary, poetic, also figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
heavennoun	(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
sunnoun	The star that is closest to the Earth.
atmospherenoun	The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
starsnoun	(with "the") Outer space.
horizonnoun	The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
starnoun	Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
hemispherenoun	(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
moonnoun	(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
weathernoun	The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
mikenoun	(informal) A microphone.
airnoun	(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
cloudnoun	A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
aerialnoun	(chiefly UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.
midairnoun	(uncountable) The condition of being airborne.
ceilingnoun	The overhead closure of a room.