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sky

Definition

  • noun: the space over the Earth where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds appear
  • noun: the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth
  • verb: to throw or toss up
  • synonyms: flip, cloud, heave

Examples

  • You can achieve anything if you really want to. 'The sky's the limit'.

  • His plan to reduce the national debt seems like 'pie in the sky'.

  • Voters did not believe his 'pie-in-the-sky' promises.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,We're ready for you now.\NFollow me. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,It's not real, the ceiling. lt's just bewitched\Nto look like the night sky. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l read about it\Nin Hogwarts: A History. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone