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English Idioms :: sky
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sky - See: OUT OF THE BLUE or OUT OF A CLEAR SKY or OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY, REACH FOR THE SKY. |
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Traditional English :: sky
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sky - n. & v. --n. --v.tr. (skies, skied)
1 Cricket etc. hit (a ball) high into the air.
2 hang (a picture) high on a wall. sky-blue adj. & n. a bright clear blue. sky-blue pink an imaginary colour. sky-clad sl. naked (esp. in witchcraft). sky cloth Theatr. a backcloth painted or coloured to represent the sky. sky-high adv. & adj. as if reaching the sky, very high. the sky is the limit there is practically no limit. sky pilot sl. a clergyman. sky-rocket n. a rocket exploding high in the air. --v.intr. (-rocketed, -rocketing) (esp. of prices etc.) rise very steeply or rapidly. sky-shouting the sending of messages from an aircraft to the ground by means of a loudspeaker. sky-sign an advertisement on the roof of a building. sky wave a radio wave reflected from the ionosphere. sky-writing legible smoke-trails made by an aeroplane esp. for advertising. to the skies very highly; without reserve (praised to the skies). under the open sky out of doors. skyey adj. skyless adj. [ME ski(es) cloud(s) f. ON sk°] |
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Related Words
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light
mall
across
terror
again
harbor
airport
angel
auction
big
nina
move
your
body
ya
captain
world
tomorrow
castles
chair
lsg
chef
crimson
cheat
delta
miles
lucy
with
diamonds
dive
dome
slifer
dragon
drama
explosion
ghost
rider
town
jet
arcadia
legend
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Most Often Usage
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sky light
sky mall
across the sky
terror in the sky again
sky harbor airport
sky angel
sky auction
big sky
nina sky move your body
nina sky move ya body
sky captain
sky captain and the world of tomorrow
castles in the sky
sky chair
lsg sky chef
crimson sky cheat
crimson sky
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