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• sky — W2S2 [skaı] n plural skies [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: cloud ] 1.) [singular, U] the space above the earth where clouds and the sun and stars appear ▪ The sky grew dark, and a cold rain began to fall. ▪ A shooting star sped across the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sky-high — adv 1.) extremely high ▪ sky high prices ▪ Her confidence is sky high. 2.) blow sth sky high to destroy something completely with an explosion …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sky — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, vast, wide ▪ open ▪ We slept under the open sky. ▪ empty ▪ bright …   Collocations dictionary

• sky — /skaI/ noun (singular, uncountable) 1 the space above the earth where clouds and the sun and stars appear: The rocket shot up into the sky. | The sky turned dark just before the storm. | a patch/strip etc of sky: There s a patch of blue sky… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sky-high — adjective informal extremely high: If this thing explodes we ll be blown sky high. sky high adverb see also: blow sth sky high blow 1 (19) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• blow — blow1 W3S2 [bləu US blou] v past tense blew [blu:] past participle blown [ US bloun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wind moving)¦ 2¦(wind moving something)¦ 3¦(air from your mouth)¦ 4¦(make a noise)¦ 5¦(violence)¦ 6¦(lose an opportunity)¦ 7¦(waste money)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• law — [lɔː ǁ lɒː] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] LAW the whole system of rules that citizens of a country must obey: • It is against the law (= illegal ) for children to work before they are fifteen. • There were easy profits for businessmen who were… …   Financial and business terms

• open — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 door, window, box, etc. ADVERB ▪ fully, wide ▪ She opened all the windows wide to let some fresh air in. ▪ gingerly ▪ Fred opened the box gingerly and peered inside …   Collocations dictionary

• sun — noun (usually the sun) ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, golden, red, yellow ▪ hazy, pale, weak, wintry …   Collocations dictionary

• clear — 1 adjective 1 EASY TO UNDERSTAND expressed in a simple and direct way so that people understand: clear instructions | You must never do that again. Is that clear? | be clear on: The rules are quite clear on the point. | clear to sb: Is all this… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English