sky

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see also SUN, STAR/PLANET/MOON
- the space which we see above us, and where we see the sun, moon, stars, etc: sky (noun C/U)
I saw a plane high up in the sky. ◎ a grey/blue sky ◎ a starry/starless sky ◎ a patch of blue sky
- a white or grey mass of very small drops of water in the sky which rain can fall from: cloud (noun C/U)
The sun disappeared behind the clouds. ◎ white/grey/black/dark clouds ◎ storm clouds ◎ We were flying through thick cloud.
- when there are clouds in the sky, the weather is cloudy, dull, the sky is grey, overcast
- when clouds appear in the sky, it clouds over, the sun goes* in
We'd better take an umbrella. It's beginning to cloud over.
- when there are no clouds, the sky is blue, clear, cloudless
- when the clouds become less thick so that you can see the sun, the sun comes* out
- when the clouds disappear and the sky becomes clear, the weather clears, clears up, brightens up
I hope it clears in time for the wedding.
- thick, low cloud near the ground which makes it difficult to see: fog (noun C/U); when there is a fog, the weather is foggy
We often get fogs in the autumn. ◎ London was covered in dense fog. ◎ a foggy day
- thin fog: mist (noun C/U); when there is a mist, the weather is misty
a misty morning ◎ misty weather
- the distant line where the earth and the sky seem to meet; the furthest point we can see in the distance: the horizon
Is that a ship I can see on the horizon?
- the outline of a city's buildings against the sky: the skyline
I remember being amazed when I saw the Manhattan skyline for the first time.

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