What does SKY mean?
Definitions for SKY
sky
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SKY.
Princeton's WordNet
skyverb
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
flip, toss, sky, pitchverb
throw or toss with a light motion
"flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
Wiktionary
skynoun
A cloud.
skynoun
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the ground during the day.
That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
skynoun
The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.
skynoun
Heaven.
This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies.
skyverb
to hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SKYnoun
Etymology: sky, Danish.
The mountains their broad backs upheave
Into the clouds, their tops ascend the sky. John Milton.The maids of Argos, who with frantick cries,
And imitated lowings, fill’d the skies. Wentworth Dillon.Raise all thy winds, with night involve the skies,
Sink, or disperse. John Dryden, Æn.The thunderer’s bolt you know,
Sky planted, batters all rebelling coasts. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.What is this knowledge but the sky stol’n fire,
For which the thief still chain’d in ice doth sit. Davies.Wide is the fronting gate, and rais’d on high,
With adamantine columns threats the sky. Dryden.Thou wert better in thy grave, than to answer with thy uncovered body this extremity of the skies. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.
Wikipedia
SKY
The sky is the area above the Earth as seen from the ground.
ChatGPT
sky
The sky refers to the expanse or atmosphere above the Earth's surface that appears as a vast, dome-like space filled with air, clouds, and celestial objects such as the sun, moon, stars, and planets.
Webster Dictionary
Skynoun
a cloud
Skynoun
hence, a shadow
Skynoun
the apparent arch, or vault, of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color; the heavens; the firmament; -- sometimes in the plural
Skynoun
the wheather; the climate
Skyverb
to hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it can not be well seen
Skyverb
to throw towards the sky; as, to sky a ball at cricket
Etymology: [OE. skie a cloud, Icel. sk; akin to Sw. & Dan. sky; cf. AS. sca, scwa, shadow, Icel. skuggi; probably from the same root as E. scum. 158. See Scum, and cf. Hide skin, Obscure.]
Wikidata
Sky
The sky, also known as the celestial dome, commonly refers to everything that lies a certain distance above the surface of Earth, including the atmosphere and the rest of outer space. In the field of astronomy, the sky is also called the celestial sphere. This is an imaginary dome where the sun, stars, planets, and the moon are seen to be traveling. The celestial sphere is divided into regions called constellations. Usually, the term sky is used from the point of view of the Earth's surface; however, the exact meaning of the term can vary. For example, in some cases the sky is defined as only the denser portions of the atmosphere. During daylight, the sky appears to be blue because air scatters blue sunlight more than it scatters red. At night, the sky appears to be a mostly dark surface or region scattered with stars. During the day, the Sun can be seen in the sky, unless obscured by clouds. In the night sky the moon, planets and stars are visible in the sky. Some of the natural phenomena seen in the sky are clouds, rainbows, and aurorae. Lightning and precipitation can also be seen in the sky during storms. Birds, insects, aircraft, and kites are often considered to fly in the sky. Due to human activities, smog during the day and light pollution during the night are often seen above large cities.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sky
skī, n. the apparent canopy over our heads: the heavens: the weather: the upper rows of pictures in a gallery.—v.t. to raise aloft, esp. to hang pictures above the line of sight.—adjs. Sky′-blue, blue like the sky; Sky′-born, of heavenly birth.—n. Sky′-col′our, the colour of the sky.—adjs. Sky′-col′oured, blue, azure; Skyed, surrounded by sky; Sky′ey, like the sky: ethereal; Sky′-high, very high; Sky′ish (Shak.), like or approaching the sky, lofty.—n. Sky′lark, a species of lark that mounts high towards the sky and sings on the wing.—v.i. to engage in any kind of boisterous frolic.—ns. Sky′larking, running about the rigging of a ship in sport: frolicking; Sky′-light, a window in a roof or ceiling towards the sky for the admission of light; Sky′line, the horizon; Sky′-par′lour, a lofty attic; Sky′-pī′lot, a clergyman.—adj. Sky′-plant′ed, placed in the sky.—n. Sky′-rock′et, a rocket that ascends high towards the sky and burns as it flies.—v.i. to move like a sky-rocket, to rise and disappear as suddenly.—ns. Sky′sail, the sail above the royal; Sky′scape, a view of a portion of the sky, or a picture of the same; Sky′-scrāp′er, a sky-sail of a triangular shape: anything shooting high into the sky.—adj. Sky′-tinc′tured, of the colour of the sky.—adv. Sky′ward, toward the sky. [Ice. ský, a cloud; akin to A.S. scúa, Gr. skia, a shadow.]
Editors Contribution
sky
A known and specific view of the atmosphere from planet earth.
The sky is so beautiful.
Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SKY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sky is ranked #42308 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Sky surname appeared 513 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sky.
75.6% or 388 total occurrences were White.
6.2% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
5.4% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
5.2% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4.2% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
3.1% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SKY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2093
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SKY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2500
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SKY' in Nouns Frequency: #832
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SKY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SKY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of SKY in a Sentence
If you always look down and dark, you have possibility of going to depression; you can change yourself towards light and colorful lives by looking up. Look at the sky, stars, galaxies, the infinity of the Universe..., you will start shining and twinkling as you are truly one among those!
Government agents are racing about in their boat blowing birds out of the sky, the public has a right to see how the federal government is squandering millions of taxpayer dollars killing protected wild birds.
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
I don’t remember anything like this — especially everybody walking away. I mean that’s the amazing part of this. i saw two planes in the sky. I saw a larger green plane, which I thought was a tow plane, along with what I thought was a glider being towed by it. I heard a noise but didn’t realize that the two planes had collided.
Our thoughts are with Sky and her family, and we wish her a speedy recovery.
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- سماءArabic
- nebeCzech
- himmelDanish
- HimmelGerman
- ουρανόςGreek
- ĉieloEsperanto
- cieloSpanish
- آسمانPersian
- taivasFinnish
- cielFrench
- spéirIrish
- आकाHindi
- égHungarian
- langitIndonesian
- cieloItalian
- שָׁמַיִםHebrew
- 空Japanese
- 하늘Korean
- caelumLatin
- hemelDutch
- himmelNorwegian
- nieboPolish
- céuPortuguese
- cerRomanian
- небоRussian
- himmelSwedish
- வானத்தில்Tamil
- ท้องฟ้าThai
- gTurkish
- небоUkrainian
- آسمانUrdu
- bầu trờiVietnamese
- הימלYiddish
- 天空Chinese
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