the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth

airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.

the heavens or firmament, appearing as a great arch or vault.

the supernal or celestial heaven

They looked to the sky for help.

the climate

the sunny skies of Italy.

Obsolete . a cloud.

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. ?

sky up, Falconry . (of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward. ?

out of a or the clear sky

without advance notice or warning; abruptly

An old beau phoned her out of a clear sky. Also, out of a or the clear blue sky.

to the skies

with lavishness or enthusiasm; extravagantly

to praise someone to the skies. Also, to the sky.

noun

earth

noun

azure , celestial sphere , empyrean , firmament , heavens , lid * , the blue , upper atmosphere , vault , vault of heaven , welkin , wild blue yonder , heaven , air , atmosphere , horizon , jump , nadir , space , the heavens. associatedwords: meridian , uranography , uranology , zenith , zodiac

verb

rocket , skyrocket