Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 18 compound words that contain skies. The most common are listed below. Open skies in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- blue-skiesUnrealistic or impractical.
- Clear Skies
- take to the skiesto start flying.
- reach for the skiesAlternative form of reach for the sky: Surrender (by putting your hands up)!
- praise to the skiesTo praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.
- reaching for the skiespresent participle and gerund of reach for the skies
- taken to the skiespast participle of take to the skies: to start flying.
- takes to the skiesthird-person singular simple present indicative of take to the skies: to start flying.
- took to the skiessimple past of take to the skies
- night skiesplural of night sky: The sky as it is seen at night.
- reached for the skiessimple past and past participle of reach for the skies
- taking to the skiespresent participle and gerund of take to the skies
- castle in the skiesSynonym of castle in the air: A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.
- reaches for the skiesthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach for the skies: Surrender (by putting your hands up)!
- one-line skiesplural of one-line sky: A thin line of sky visible through a narrow passage between huge rocks.
- skies the towelthird-person singular simple present indicative of sky the towel: To give up; to surrender.
- skies the wipethird-person singular simple present indicative of sky the wipe: To give up; to surrender.
- mackerel skiesplural of mackerel sky: A sky filled with a regular pattern of altocumulus clouds somewhat resembling the skin of a mackerel.
- castles in the skiesplural of castle in the skies: A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility.
- praised to the skiessimple past and past participle of praise to the skies
- praises to the skiesthird-person singular simple present indicative of praise to the skies: To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.
- praising to the skiespresent participle and gerund of praise to the skies
Compound words 18
- battleskiesThe portions of airspace in which a military conflict is taking place.
- overskiesinterplanetary, intergalactic.
- whiskiesplural of whisky: Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor.
- Americanskiesplural of Americansky: Yank, Yankee (stereotypical Slavic term of abuse for a U.S. American, e.g. used by or attributed to Soviets).
- Blueskiesplural of Bluesky: A microblogging social media service owned by Bluesky Social PBC.
- brewskiesplural of brewsky: A beer.
- broskiesplural of brosky: A surname.
- droskiesplural of drosky: An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
- janskiesplural of jansky: A non-SI unit (symbol Jy) measuring electromagnetic flux density equal to 10⁻²⁶ watts per square meter per hertz.
- Labskiesplural of Labsky: A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Labrador retriever and Siberian Husky.