sky
[ skahy ]
/ skaɪ /
noun, plural skies. Often skies (for defs 1–4).
verb (used with object), skied or skyed, sky·ing.
Informal.
to raise, throw, or hit aloft or into the air.
Informal.
to hang (a painting) high on a wall, above the line of vision.
Verb Phrases
sky up, Falconry.
(of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward.
Idioms for sky
out of a/the clear sky,
without advance notice or warning; abruptly: An old beau phoned her out of a clear sky.
Also out of a/the clear blue sky.
to the skies,
with lavishness or enthusiasm; extravagantly: to praise someone to the skies.
Also to the sky.
Origin of sky
1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse
skȳ cloud, cognate with Old English
scēo cloud
OTHER WORDS FROM sky
sky·less, adjective sky·like, adjectiveWords nearby sky
British Dictionary definitions for out of a clear blue sky
sky
/ (skaɪ) /
noun plural skies
verb skies, skying or skied
rowing
to lift (the blade of an oar) too high before a stroke
(tr) informal
to hit (a ball) high in the air
Derived forms of sky
skylike, adjectiveWord Origin for sky
C13: from Old Norse
skӯ; related to Old English
scio cloud, Old Saxon
skio, Old Norse
skjār transparent skin
Scientific definitions for out of a clear blue sky
sky
[ skī ]
The atmosphere, as seen from a given point on the Earth's surface. The sky appears to be blue because the wavelengths associated with blue light are scattered more easily than those that are associated with the other colors.
Idioms and Phrases with out of a clear blue sky (1 of 2)
out of a clear blue sky
Also, out of the blue. Without warning, suddenly, as in Her offer to help us with the fundraising came out of a clear blue sky, or We got a check from Aunt Ruby out of the blue. These metaphoric terms allude to something dropping unexpectedly from the sky. [Late 1800s] Also see out of nowhere.
Idioms and Phrases with out of a clear blue sky (2 of 2)
sky