Sun - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sʌn|  American pronunciation of the word sun
Brit.  |sʌn|  British pronunciation of the word sun

noun

- the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system
- the rays of the sun (syn: sunlight, sunshine)
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 (syn: sunday)

verb

- expose one's body to the sun (syn: sunbathe)
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun (syn: solarize)
These herbs suffer when sunned

Extra examples

The rain has stopped and the sun is shining.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

They dream of traveling to distant suns.

Try to keep out of the sun.

The cat lay basking in the sun.

People sunned themselves on the hillside.

Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

The morning sun never lasts a day.

We remained here all day airing and sunning our baggage.

Too much sun is bad for you.

We sat in the sun, eating ice cream.

His sun is rising (is set).

These herbs suffer when sunned

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sun
he/she/it: suns
present participle: sunning
past tense: sunned
past participle: sunned
noun
singular: sun
plural: suns
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