skies (noun)

  • 31skywards — sky ► NOUN (pl. skies) 1) the region of the upper atmosphere seen from the earth. 2) literary heaven; heavenly power. ► VERB (skies, skied) informal ▪ hit (a ball) high into the air. ● the sky is …

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  • 32praises — praise [praise praises praised praising] noun, verb …

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  • 33BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 34sky — sky1 [ skaı ] noun count or uncount *** the space above the earth that you see when you look up into the air: At noon the sun is directly above us in the sky. Air pollution is clearly visible in the skies over Los Angeles. a clear blue sky the… …

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  • 35sky — /skaɪ / (say skuy) noun (plural skies) 1. (often plural) the region of the clouds or the upper air. 2. (often plural) the heavens or firmament, appearing as a great arch or vault. 3. the supernal or celestial heaven. 4. climate. 5. Obsolete a… …

  • 36HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …

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  • 37Compound (linguistics) — In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme (less precisely, a word) that consists of more than one stem. Compounding or composition is the word formation that creates compound lexemes (the other word formation process being derivation). Compounding… …

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  • 38sky — I. noun (plural skies) Etymology: Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse skȳ cloud; akin to Old English scēo cloud Date: 13th century 1. the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth …

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  • 39Bolivia — Bolivian, adj., n. /beuh liv ee euh, boh /; Sp. /baw lee vyah/, n. 1. a republic in W South America. 7,669,868; 404,388 sq. mi. (1,047,370 sq. km). Caps.: La Paz and Sucre. 2. (often l.c.) a twill fabric made of cut pile with lines either in the… …

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  • 40New Zealand — New Zealander. /zee leuhnd/ a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 3,587,275; 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Cap.: Wellington …

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