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skies

SaySKYZ/skaɪz/

4 meanings of skies

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of sky. Use it for the wide open air above us.

    The skies turned dark just before the rain came.

    We lay on the grass and watched the night skies for shooting stars.

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  2. 2
    SaySKEEZUS/skiz/UK/skiːz/
    verb
    Rare, nonstandard form of ski used with he, she, it, or a singular noun. The usual spelling is skis.
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  3. 3
    verb
    The form of sky used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    He skies the ball right over the back fence.

    The golfer skies her shot far too high off the tee.

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Less common meaning

  1. 4
    nounobsolete
    Plural of skie. It is an old spelling of the word for the open air high above us.
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skies is a form of sky

sky, noun: The space above the earth that you see when you look up, where the sun, moon, stars and clouds are. Full entry

Forms
skyskies plural
Spelling
sky → skies: change y to i, add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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