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Look up: SKY

  1. sky
    [n] - outer space as viewed from the earth
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. sky
    normal term for the state of the atmosphere in respect of the amount, genus, height, etc. of the clouds which are present. Category: The cosmos
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Sky
    Sky (skī) noun ; plural Skies (skīz). [ Middle English skie a cloud, Icelandic skȳ ; akin to Swedish & Danish sky ; confer Anglo-Saxon scūa , scūwa , shadow, Icelandic...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/116

  4. Sky
    Sky transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Skied or Skyed ; present participle & verbal noun Skying .] 1. To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, wh...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/116

  5. sky
    Origin: OE. Skie a cloud, Icel. Sk; akin to Sw. & Dan. Sky; cf. AS. Sca, scwa, shadow, Icel. Skuggi; probably from the same root as E. Scum. See Scum, and cf. Hide skin, Obscure. ... 1. A cloud. '[A wind] that blew so hideously and high, That it ne lefte not a sky In all the welkin long and broa...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. sky
    noun the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Sky
    • (n.) Hence, a shadow. • (n.) The apparent arch, or vault, of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color; the heavens; the firmament; -- sometimes in the plural. • (n.) A cloud. • (n.) The wheather; the climate. • (v. t.) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. sky
    (from the article `sunlight`) ...by air molecules and dust particles. Short wavelengths of light, such as blue, scatter more easily than do the longer red wavelengths. This ... This rapid increase in scattering with the frequency of electromagnetic radiation can be seen on any sunny day: it is the reason the sky is blue and ... ...Hi...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/106

  9. Sky
    Sky is a English mixed name. The meaning of the name is `Sky` Where is it used? The name Sky is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Skye ( In English) From Old English. Sky appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 995.. 2003 was a `top year` for the name Sky. (Based on 128 ye...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys and

  10. SKY
    The vault-like apparent surface against which all aerial objects are seen from the earth.
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/s.html

  11. sky
    sky, apparent dome over the earth, background of the clouds, sun, moon, and stars. The blue color of the clear daytime sky results from the selective scattering of light rays by the minute particles of dust and vapor in the earth's atmosphere. The rays with longer wavelengths (the reds and yellows) ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/weather/A0

  12. Sky
    Sky is slang for raise a price by bidding high.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Sky
    Sky is slang for raise a price by bidding high.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. sky
    To hit underneath the ball sending it much higher than intended. Like a pop fly in baseball
    Found on http://www.aviemoregolf.com/s.html

  15. Sky
    When the club head only just strikes the very bottom of the ball causing it to fly straight up into the area. Normally happens when the ball is on a tee or in the rough.
    Found on http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/golf_t

  16. Sky
    The `sky` is the part of the atmosphere or outer space visible from the surface of any astronomical object. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons. During daylight, the sky of Earth has the appearance of a pale blue surface because the air scatters the journal=Proceedings of the Roy...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  17. Sky
    (UK & Ireland) `Sky` is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting`s digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east (Astra 2A/2B/2C/2D) and Eutelsat`s Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  18. Sky
    (band) `Sky` was a British instrumental group that specialised in fusing a variety of musical styles including light rock, progressive rock, classical and jazz. The group`s best known members were classical guitarist John Williams, bass player Herbie Flowers (a former member of Blue Mink and ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  19. Sky
    (disambiguation) The `sky` is the area above Earth. `Sky` or `SKY` may also refer to: Broadcasting : News Corporation : `Sky` is a brand name for satellite television providers and channels across the world, owned or partially owned by News Corporation: Skai Group : Other TV & radio stati...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  20. Sky
    (album) Name = sky | Type = Album | Artist = Yui Horie | Cover = Yui Horie - sky.PNG | Released = July 24, 2003 | Recorded = ?-? | Genre =J-pop | Length = 55:46 | Label = Star Child Records | Producer = Toshimichi Otsuki, Sakumi Matsuda and Atsushi Moriyama | Reviews = | Last album = Ho?
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  21. Sky
    (TV serial) `Sky` is a mystically-oriented children`s science fantasy television serial made for ITV by HTV in 1975 and broadcast in six parts. Looking something like a young, effete blond ubermensch, a morally ambiguous alien boy with weird solid blue eyes, the eponymous Sky (Marc Har...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  22. Sky
    (Canadian band) `Sky` was an R&B-influenced pop music group from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The duo originally consisted of James Renald and Antoine Sicotte. Both were songwriters, producers and multi-instrumentalists, who met in 1992 at a music engineering school in Montreal. Anastasia (2...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  23. SKY
    (universities) `SKY` is an acronym for the three most prestigious universities in South Korea: `Seoul National University`, `Korea University`, and `Yonsei University`. The term is widely used nationwide in Korea, in the Korean broadcast media and even by the universities themselves. Regardle...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKY

  24. Sky
    (song) "`Sky`" is a trance-house song and the third single by singer and DJ Sonique, released in 2000. Chart positions: Sky has sold over 192,000 copies in the UK Cover versions: Track listing: #"Sky" (Radio Edit) #"Sky" (Sharam Jey Remix) #"Sky" (The C...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky

  25. Sky
    (Faye Wong album) `Sky` (天空) is a 1994 album recorded by Chinese Cantopop singer Faye Wong when she was based in Hong Kong. Track listing: #"天空" (Tiānkōng) – Sky #"棋子" (Qízi) – Chesspiece #"天使"...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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