The sky means all the space above the land or sea. It is where we see clouds, sun, moon, and stars during day and night.
The sky is blue on a sunny day.
Look at the stars in the night sky.
This meaning refers to a part or area of the sky as seen from one place. People use it when talking about weather or birds flying.
The sky over the city looks very cloudy.
Birds fly high in the bright sky above.
In this figurative meaning, sky means the highest point or limit of something like feelings or prices. It is not about the real sky.
Her happiness reached the sky today.
Prices shot up to the sky last year.
Sky as a verb means to send or hit something very high into the air. It is often used in sports when a ball or puck goes up suddenly.
The ball skyed over the fence.
He skyed the puck into the goal.
Sky as an adjective describes something colored like the blue of the daytime sky. It often means a soft or light blue color.
She wore a sky dress to the party.
The sky walls made the room bright.
This meaning talks about the open space above a sports place when there is no roof. It highlights outdoors conditions.
The stadium has no roof; it is open to the sky.
Players enjoy the fresh air and sky outside.
Sky here is used as a symbol for a perfect or happy place or feeling. It is a poetic or figurative use, not about the real sky.
For her, new love was pure sky and light.
He dreams of a sky life full of peace.
