Sun

/sʌn/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The star at the center of our solar system: The Sun is the luminous celestial body around which the Earth and other planets orbit, providing light and heat.
    • The light or warmth from this star: "Sun" can refer to the rays or the heat emitted by the Sun, such as sunlight.
    • Any star that is the center of a planetary system: In astronomy, any star with orbiting planets can be called a sun.
    • A source of glory, warmth, or energy (figurative): Used metaphorically to describe a person or thing that is a brilliant or central source of inspiration.

  2. Verb:

    • To expose something to sunlight: The act of placing something in the sun, often to warm, dry, or bleach it.
    • To expose one's body to sunlight: To bask or lie in the sun, typically for warmth or to get a tan.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The sun rises in the east. (The star providing our daylight appears above the eastern horizon.)
    • We sat in the sun to get warm. (We sat in the sunlight for warmth.)
    • Scientists are searching for other suns with habitable planets. (Astronomers look for other stars with planetary systems.)
    • She was the sun of his life. (She was the central, bright source of happiness in his life.)

  • Verb:

    • She sunned the blankets on the clothesline. (She placed the blankets in the sunlight to air them out.)
    • The cat loves to sun itself on the windowsill. (The cat enjoys lying in the sunlight on the windowsill.)
Advanced Usage
  • "A place in the sun": A position of favor, advantage, or success.
    • After years of hard work, she finally found her place in the sun.
  • "Make hay while the sun shines": To take advantage of an opportunity while it lasts.
    • The market is good now, so we should make hay while the sun shines.
  • "Under the sun": An expression meaning "in the world" or "existing," used for emphasis.
    • We talked about every topic under the sun.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sunny (adj): Bright with or characterized by sunlight; cheerful.
    • It was a sunny day with clear blue skies.
  • Sunlight (n): The light that comes from the sun.
    • The room was filled with morning sunlight.
  • Sunbathe (v): To sit or lie in the sun to get a tan.
    • They went to the beach to sunbathe.
Synonyms
  • Star (specifically for the astronomical sense).
  • Sunlight, Sunshine (for the light/heat).
  • Bask (for the verb sense of exposing oneself).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Sun oneself: To bask or lie in the sun.
    • The lizard was sunning itself on the rock.
Related Idioms
  • Everything but the kitchen sink: Similar in exhaustive emphasis to "everything under the sun."
  • The sun sets on something: Something is ending or in decline.
    • It seemed the sun had set on the era of great explorers.
Noun
  1. first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
  2. any star around which a planetary system revolves
  3. a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
  4. the rays of the sun
    • the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind
  5. 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 Earth revolves around the Sun
Verb
  1. expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
    • insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble
    • These herbs suffer when sunned
  2. expose one's body to the sun

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