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skies

/skaɪz/ /skiːz/

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

Examples :

"That year, a meteor fell from the sky."

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The part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its condition, climate etc.

Examples :

"I lay back under a warm Texas sky."

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Examples :

"This mortal has incurred the wrath of the skies."

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(theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.

Examples :

"From the perspective of an observer at a specific event in spacetime, the skies represent all the possible directions light could travel, defining the limits of what they could potentially observe or influence. "

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In an art gallery, the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen.

Examples :

"The museum's art exhibit had beautiful paintings in the skies, but they were hard to see from the floor. "

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Examples :

"The artist painted the skies a soft, fluffy white. "

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To hit, kick or throw (a ball) extremely high.

Examples :

"He skies the baseball over the fence for a home run. "

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To clear (a hurdle, high jump bar, etc.) by a large margin.

Examples :

""The runner skied the final hurdle, landing far beyond it with impressive ease." "

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To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot be well seen.

Examples :

"The art curator, unhappy with its quality, decided to sky the amateur painting, placing it so high on the wall that no one could really see the details. "

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To drink something from a container without one's lips touching the container.

Examples :

"During the science experiment, Sarah carefully skies the distilled water from the beaker into the test tube. "

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

Examples :

"Her new dress was the color of skies, a beautiful, vibrant light blue. "

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To move on skis

Examples :

"During winter vacation, my family skies down the slopes together every day. "

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To travel over (a slope etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport)

Examples :

"During winter vacation, we skies the slopes of Aspen mountain every day. "

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