Meaning

• Noun

  1. The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
  2. With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
  3. Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
  4. Ellipsis of sky blue.
  5. The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
  6. (informal,obsolete) In an art gallery: the upper rows of pictures that cannot easily be seen; also, the place where such pictures are hung.
  7. (obsolete) A cloud.

• Verb