sun | (noun) any star around which a planetary system revolves | - |
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(noun) the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system | Synonyms: Sun |
(noun) a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc | - |
(noun) the rays of the sun | Synonyms: sunlight, sunshine |
(verb) expose one's body to the sun | Synonyms: sunbathe |
(verb) expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun | Synonyms: insolate, solarise, solarize |
sunbae | (noun) a female referring to an older male | - |
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sunbaked | (adjective) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | Synonyms: adust, baked, parched, scorched |
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(adjective) baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned | - |
sunbathe | (verb) expose one's body to the sun | Synonyms: sun |
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sunbather | (noun) someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan | - |
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sunbeam | (noun) a ray of sunlight | Synonyms: sunray |
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sunberry | (noun) improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries | Synonyms: garden huckleberry, Solanum burbankii, Solanum melanocerasum, Solanum nigrum guineese, wonderberry |
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sunblind | (noun) a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun | Synonyms: awning, sunshade |
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sunblock | (noun) a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | Synonyms: sun blocker, sunscreen |
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sunbonnet | (noun) a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women | - |
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sunburn | (noun) redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun | Synonyms: erythema solare |
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(verb) get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun | Synonyms: burn |
sunburned | (adjective) suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight | Synonyms: sunburnt |
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sunburnt | (adjective) suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight | Synonyms: sunburned |
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sunburst | (noun) a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun | - |
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(noun) a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it | - |
(noun) a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds | - |
sunchoke | (noun) sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips | Synonyms: Jerusalem artichoke |
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sundae | (noun) ice cream served with a topping | Synonyms: ice-cream sundae |
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sundate | (noun) A date on a Sunday | - |
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sunder | (verb) break apart or in two, using violence | - |
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sundew | (noun) any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution | Synonyms: daily dew, sundew plant |
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sundial | (noun) timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial | - |
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sundog | (noun) a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals | Synonyms: mock sun, parhelion |
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sundown | (noun) the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon | Synonyms: sunset |
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sundowner | (noun) a drink taken at sundown | - |
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(noun) a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown | - |
sundress | (noun) a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders | - |
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sundried | (adjective) dried naturally by the sun | Synonyms: sun-dried |
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sundries | (noun) miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified | - |
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sundrops | (noun) a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera | Synonyms: Oenothera fruticosa |
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sundry | (adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds | Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley |
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sunfish | (noun) small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies, black bass, bluegills, pumpkinseed | Synonyms: centrarchid |
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(noun) among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters | Synonyms: headfish, mola, ocean sunfish |
(noun) the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae | - |
sunflower | (noun) any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | Synonyms: helianthus |
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sunglass | (noun) a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire | - |
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sunglasses | (noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun | Synonyms: dark glasses, shades |
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sunhat | (noun) a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun | Synonyms: sun hat |
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sunk | (adjective) doomed to extinction | Synonyms: done for, ruined, undone, washed-up |
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sunken | (adjective) having a sunken area | Synonyms: deep-set, recessed |
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sunlamp | (noun) a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments | Synonyms: sun-ray lamp, sun lamp, sunray lamp |
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sunless | (adjective) filled or abounding with clouds | Synonyms: cloud-covered, clouded, overcast |
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sunlight | (noun) the rays of the sun | Synonyms: sun, sunshine |
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sunlit | (adjective) lighted by sunlight | Synonyms: sunstruck |
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sunnily | (adverb) in a good-humoured manner | Synonyms: cheerily, pleasantly |
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sunniness | (noun) lightness created by sunlight | - |
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(noun) the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom | Synonyms: cheer, cheerfulness, sunshine |
sunny | (adjective) bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer | Synonyms: cheery, gay |
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sunporch | (noun) a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun | Synonyms: solarium, sun lounge, sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunroom |
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sunray | (noun) a ray of sunlight | Synonyms: sunbeam |
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(noun) a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp | Synonyms: sun-ray |
(noun) herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona | Synonyms: Enceliopsis nudicaulis |
sunrise | (adjective) of an industry or technology; new and developing | - |
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(noun) the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon | - |
(noun) atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun | - |
(noun) the first light of day | Synonyms: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunup |
sunroof | (noun) an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel | Synonyms: sunshine-roof |
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sunroom | (noun) a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun | Synonyms: solarium, sun lounge, sun parlor, sun parlour, sun porch, sunporch |
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sunrose | (noun) any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions | Synonyms: helianthemum, sun rose |
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sunscreen | (noun) a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | Synonyms: sun blocker, sunblock |
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sunset | (adjective) providing for termination | - |
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(adjective) of a declining industry or technology | - |
(noun) the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon | - |
(noun) atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun | - |
(noun) the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon | Synonyms: sundown |
sunshade | (noun) a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun | Synonyms: awning, sunblind |
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(noun) a handheld collapsible source of shade | Synonyms: parasol |
sunshine | (noun) the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom | Synonyms: cheer, cheerfulness, sunniness |
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(noun) the rays of the sun | Synonyms: sun, sunlight |
(noun) moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities | Synonyms: fair weather, temperateness |
sunspot | (noun) a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field | Synonyms: macula |
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sunstone | (noun) a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals | Synonyms: aventurine |
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sunstroke | (noun) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat | Synonyms: insolation, siriasis, thermic fever |
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sunstruck | (adjective) lighted by sunlight | Synonyms: sunlit |
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sunsuit | (noun) a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts | - |
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suntan | (noun) a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun | Synonyms: tan |
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(verb) get a tan from being exposed to the sun | - |
suntanned | (adjective) (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun | Synonyms: bronzed, tanned |
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suntrap | (noun) a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds | Synonyms: solar trap |
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sunup | (noun) the first light of day | Synonyms: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise |
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