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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sky \sky\ skimac, n.; pl. skies skimacz. oe. skie a
   cloud, icel. sk=y; akin to sw.  dan. sky; cf. as. sc=ua,
   sc=uwa, shadow, icel. skuggi; probably from the same root
   as e. scum. root158. see scum, and cf. hide skin,
   obscure.
   1. a cloud. obs.
      1913 webster

            a wind that blew so hideously and high,
            that it ne lefte not a sky
            in all the welkin long and broad.     --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. hence, a shadow. obs.
      1913 webster

            she passeth as it were a sky.         --gower.
      1913 webster

   3. 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.
      1913 webster

            the norweyan banners flout the sky.   --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. the wheather; the climate.
      1913 webster

            thou wert better in thy grave than to answer with
            thy uncovered body this extremity of the skies.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   note: sky is often used adjectively or in the formation of
         self-explaining compounds; as, sky color, skylight,
         sky-aspiring, sky-born, sky-pointing, sky-roofed, etc.
         1913 webster

   sky blue, an azure color.

   sky scraper naut., a skysail of a triangular form.
      --totten.

   under open sky, out of doors. "under open sky adored."
      --milton.
      1913 webster
see also:
skies scum hide obscure sky blue sky scraper 
under open sky 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sky \sky\, v. t. imp.  p. p. skiedor skyed; p. pr.  vb.
   n. skying.
   1. to hang a picture on exhibition near the top of a wall,
      where it can not be well seen. colloq.
      1913 webster

            brother academicians who skied his pictures. --the
                                                  century.
      1913 webster

   2. to throw towards the sky; as, to sky a ball at cricket.
      colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
skied skyed skying 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sky
     n : the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
     v : throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball";
         "toss me newspaper" syn: flip, toss, pitch
see also:
flip toss pitch 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
81 moby thesaurus words for "sky":
   caelus, olympian heights, acme, aerial heights, air, apex, apogee,
   azure, blue sky, brow, caelum, canopy, canopy of heaven, cap,
   cerulean, climax, cloud nine, cope, crest, crown, culmen,
   culmination, dizzy heights, edge, elevation, eminence, empyrean,
   ether, extreme limit, extremity, firmament, heaven, heavens,
   height, heights, high noon, highest pitch, highest point, hyaline,
   lift, lifts, limit, maximum, meridian, mountaintop, ne plus ultra,
   no place higher, noon, peak, pinnacle, pitch, point, pole, raise,
   ridge, rise, rising ground, seventh heaven, spire, starry heaven,
   steep, stratosphere, summit, the blue, the blue serene, tip,
   tip-top, top, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost, uprise, utmost,
   vantage ground, vantage point, vault, vault of heaven, vertex,
   very top, welkin, zenith





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Sky and Telescope - The Essential Magazine of Astronomy
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Sky and Telescope - The Essential Magazine of Astronomy
...Our interactive sky chart and astronomical almanac require that you specify a city and.....Sky & Telescope, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy. News, observing tips, how-to.....Sky & Telescope.. Welcome to SkyandTelescope.com, where you'll find astronomy news..
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/, score=97, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 9:14 am

Earth & Sky : Welcome!
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Sky.com
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Sky Angel: 1-800-SKY-ANGEL: Delivering the Best in Christian & Family...
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Sea and Sky
...Explore the splendors of the sea and the wonders of the universe through sights, sounds,..
http://www.seasky.org/, score=93, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 7:59 am

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