EGAVE

sky

About 28.84 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Sikaiana.
  2. noun The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
    That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
  3. noun With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
    I lay back under a warm Texas sky.
  4. noun Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
    This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.
  5. noun Ellipsis of sky blue.
  6. noun The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
  7. noun In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
  8. noun A cloud. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Similar words

flip toss pitch welkin firmament heaven sun atmosphere stars horizon

Often followed by

and was is in above of with to as

Word family

skied skies skyed skying

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