sky

sky is on the Basic English 850 List.

skirt - sky - sleep

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /skaɪ/
• SAMPA: /skaI/

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Noun

Singular sky

Plural skies

1. (countable & uncountable) The sky is what you see when you look up when you're not inside. It's blue with clouds in it. At night it's black with stars in it.

   The night sky was full of stars.

• 
  The daytime sky
• 
  The sky at night

Related words

• skyline
• skyscraper