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sky

/skaɪ/

When used as a noun, "sky" is usually singular and refers to the overall expanse above us. We typically use it without an article (e.g., "under the sky") or with "the" (e.g., "the sky is blue"). As a verb, "sky" is most commonly used in sports contexts, such as golf or cricket, to describe hitting a ball too high and straight up.

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Chloe is procrastinating on a term paper in the library.
Chloe Smith

look at the sky. it's actually gray for once. mood.

Chloe Smith
Maya
Maya

stop doomscrolling and finish your paper or you'll be cooked.

💡
Chloe uses 'mood' as internet slang to express that the gloomy sky reflects her current emotional state. Maya responds with 'be cooked', a modern slang term meaning to be in a hopeless situation or facing certain failure.

Meanings

noun

The region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.

"The sky was a clear, deep blue without a single cloud."

verb (transitive)

To send something high into the air.

"The golfer managed to sky the ball far over the trees."

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