Vocabulary : Sky-high to Skyscraper
Sky-high : Very high.
Skying : of Sky
Skyish : Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal.
Skylark : A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under Lark.
Skylarking : The act of running about the rigging of a vessel in sport; hence, frolicking; scuffing; sporting; carousing.
Skylight : A window placed in the roof of a building, in the ceiling of a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light from above.
Skyman : An aeronaut.
Skyrocket : A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.
Skysail : The sail set next above the royal. See Illust. under Sail.
Skyscraper : A skysail of a triangular form. ;; A name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been sometimes set above the skysail. ;; A very tall building. ;; Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive.
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