sun > define
noun
- The star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
- usage: "the sun contains 99. 85% of the mass in the solar system"; "the Earth revolves around the Sun"
- The rays of the sun.
- usage: "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
- A person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc.
- Any star around which a planetary system revolves.
- First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians.
- synonyms: Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus
verb
- Expose one's body to the sun.
- synonyms: sunbathe
- Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun.
- usage: "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.
- (v.t.) To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.
- (n.) That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth or animation.
- (n.) Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.
- (n.) The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.
- (n.) See Sunn.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary