skye

Noun

sky (plural skies)

1. 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.

   Synonyms:

   blue, firmament, heaven, lift, welkin

2. 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.
3. (archaic, literary, poetic) 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.
4. (theoretical physics) The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.

   Synonyms:

   celestial sphere

5. (informal, obsolete, rare) In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
6. (obsolete) A cloud.

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