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Etymology
1. mackerel
noun. ['ˈmækɝəl'] flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish.
Synonyms
- common mackerel
- shiner
- saltwater fish
- Scomber scombrus
- Spanish mackerel
Etymology
- maquerel (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Example sentences of the word mackerel-sky
1. Noun Phrase
Cirrocumulus clouds can look like fish scales and give an appearance of a "mackerel sky."
2. mackerel
noun. ['ˈmækɝəl'] any of various fishes of the family Scombridae.
Synonyms
- chub mackerel
- common mackerel
- shiner
- scombroid
- tinker
- Scomber japonicus
- family Scombridae
- wahoo
- Scombridae
- Acanthocybium solandri
- Scomber scombrus
- Scomber colias
- Spanish mackerel
Antonyms
- break
Etymology
- maquerel (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. sky-high
adverb. in a lavish or enthusiastic manner.
4. sky-blue
noun. a light shade of blue.
Synonyms
- cerulean
- blueness
- lazuline
- sapphire
- blue
Antonyms
- lowborn
- indulgent
- clean
- southern
5. blue-sky
adjective. without immediate commercial value.
Antonyms
- commerce
6. sky-blue
adjective. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky.
Synonyms
- cerulean
- bright blue
- chromatic
Antonyms
- discolor
- achromatic color
- cheerful
- elated
7. sky
noun. ['ˈskaɪ'] the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth.
Synonyms
- cloud
- Earth
- blue sky
- wild blue yonder
- globe
- atmosphere
- world
- rainbow
- earth
- blue air
- blue
Antonyms
- clear up
- brighten
- reality
- anticyclone
8. sky
verb. ['ˈskaɪ'] throw or toss with a light motion.
Synonyms
- fling
- toss
- submarine
- flip
- toss back
- throw back
- pitch
Antonyms
- artifact
- national
- achromatic color
- cheerful