sun

Pluralsuns, sun

Formssuns, sunning, sunned

1. 1
   daytime starnouncountable or uncountable

   The star that the earth goes around and that gives us light and heat, or any star with planets going around it.

   Like the bright center of a spinning wheel, with everything else turning around it.

   Every planet in our system orbits the sun.

   Scientists study how the sun makes its light and heat.

   UsageSay the sun. Other stars can be suns.

   Similarstar

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2. 2
   warm raysnouncountable or uncountable

   The light and warmth that come from the sun.

   Like the warm light you feel on your skin on a clear day.

   We sat in the sun all afternoon.

   The cat loves to nap where the sun comes through the window.

   UsageSay in the sun: we sat in the sun.

   Similarsunshine, sunlight, light

   Oppositeshade

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3. 3
   daybreak or nightfallnounliteraryuncountable

   The time when the sun rises or goes down.

   They worked the fields from sun to sun without resting.

   On the farm, they worked from sun to sun all summer long.

   UsageUsed in from sun to sun.

   Similarsunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To put something in the sun to dry it or warm it.

   Similardry, bleach, air

5. 5
   verbintransitive

   To sit or lie out in the sunlight.

   Like a cat stretching out in a warm patch of light.

   Tourists sun on the deck whenever the clouds clear.

   She sunned on the terrace until the breeze turned cold.

   Similarbask, sunbathe, tan

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