sun
/sʌn/
noun
- 1
A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- 2
The light and warmth which is received from the sun.
- 3
Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
- 4
Sunrise or sunset.
- 5
The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.
- 6
The thirty-first Lenormand card.
verb
- 1
To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
“Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.”
- 2
To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- 3
To be exposed to the sun.
- 4
To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
Synonyms
proper noun
- 1
The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.
noun
- 1
A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
noun
- 1
Crotalaria juncea, an East Indian leguminous plant yielding a fiber.
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