out of clear blue sky
noun Often, skies (for defs 1–4).
1.
the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
2.
the heavens or firmament, appearing as a great arch or vault.
3.
the supernal or celestial heaven: They looked to the sky for help.
4.
the climate: the sunny skies of Italy.
5.
Obsolete. a cloud.
verb (used with object)
6.
Informal. to raise, throw, or hit aloft or into the air.
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Out of clear blue sky
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
8.
Idioms sky up, Falconry. (of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward.
9.
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 athe clear blue sky.
10.
to the skies, with lavishness or enthusiasm; extravagantly: to praise someone to the skies. Also, to the sky.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse skȳ cloud, cognate with Old English scēo cloud
1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse skȳ cloud, cognate with Old English scēo cloud
Related forms
sky·less, adjective
sky·like, adjective
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sky (skaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl skies | |
| 1. | (sometimes plural) the apparently dome-shaped expanse extending upwards from the horizon that is characteristically blue or grey during the day, red in the evening, and black at nightRelated: celestial, empyrean |
| 2. | outer space, as seen from the earth |
| 3. | (often plural) weather, as described by the appearance of the upper air: sunny skies |
| 4. | the source of divine power; heaven |
| 5. | informal the highest level of attainment: the sky's the limit |
| 6. | to the skies highly; extravagantly |
| —vb , skies, skies, skying, skied | |
| 7. | rowing to lift (the blade of an oar) too high before a stroke |
| 8. | informal (tr) to hit (a ball) high in the air |
| Related: celestial, empyrean | |
| [C13: from Old Norse skӯ; related to Old English scio cloud, Old Saxon skio, Old Norse skjār transparent skin] | |
| 'skylike | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
sky
c.1220, "a cloud," from O.N. sky "cloud," from P.Gmc. *skeujam "cloud, cloud cover" (cf. O.E. sceo, O.S. scio "cloud;" O.H.G. scuwo, O.E. scua, O.N. skuggi "shadow;" Goth. skuggwa "mirror"), from PIE base *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)). Meaning "upper regions
of the air" is attested from c.1300; replaced native heofon in this sense (see heaven). In M.E., the word can still mean both "cloud" and "heaven," as still in the skies, originally "the clouds." Sky-high is from 1818; phrase the sky's the limit is attested from 1920. Sky-dive first recorded 1965; sky-writing is from 1923.
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Science Dictionary
sky  (skī) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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