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Sunup
/ˈsʌnʌp/
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
📖 Definitions of "Sunup"
noun
- 1
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
- 2
The change in color of the sky at sunup.
🔄 Synonyms of "Sunup"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dayspringnoun | (archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak. |
| sunrisenoun | The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. |
| dawningnoun | The first beginnings of something. |
| first lightnoun | The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn. |
| morningnoun | The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. |
| cockcrownoun | The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light |
| break of daynoun | Daybreak. |
| break of the daynoun | the first light of day |
| auroranoun | An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. |
| dawnnoun | (uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. |
| daybreaknoun | The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight. |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sunrisenoun | The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. |
| first lightnoun | The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn. |
| cockcrownoun | The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light |
| dayspringnoun | (archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak. |
| dawningnoun | The first beginnings of something. |
| dawnnoun | (uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. |
| daybreaknoun | The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight. |
| break of daynoun | Daybreak. |
| morningnoun | The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. |
| auroranoun | An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. |
| break of the daynoun | the first light of day |
| sundownnoun | (now chiefly US) Sunset. |
| daylightnoun | The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days). |
| liftnoun | An act of lifting or raising. |
| upsun | — |
| beginning of daynoun | (often) The start of the workday. |
| early morning | — |
| predawnnoun | The period immediately preceding dawn. |
| foredawnnoun | The time before dawn. |
| crack of dawnnoun | (idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins. |
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