" skies "

[Noun]  | "sky" | \ ˈskī \

1: the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth

2: heaven

3: weather in the upper atmosphere

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse skȳ cloud; akin to Old English scēo cloud;

[Noun]  | "ski" | \ ˈskē \

1: one of a pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in front that are used especially for gliding over snow

2: water ski

3: a piece of material that resembles a ski and is used as a runner on a vehicle

Origin: 1755 ;

 Norwegian, from Old Norse skīth stick of wood, ski; akin to Old English scīd board, scēadan to divide {mat|shed:1|};

[Noun]  | "blue sky" 

1: a time or situation marked by easy progress or success

2: overly optimistic and unrealistic thinking about the future

Origin: 1862 ;

[Noun]  | "mackerel sky" 

1: a sky covered with rows of altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds resembling the patterns on a mackerel's back

Origin: 1667 ;

[Verb]  | "sky" 

1: to throw or toss up : flip

2: to hang (something, such as a painting) above the line of vision

3: to hit (a ball) high into the air

Origin: 1802 ;

[Verb]  | "blue-sky" 

1: to offer ideas that are conceived by unrestrained imagination or optimism

Origin: 1957 ;

[Idiom]  | "praise (someone or something) to the skies" 

1: to praise (someone or something) very much

[Idiom]  | "take to the sky/skies" 

1: to begin flying

[Noun]  | "skies" 

[Noun]  | "sky"