sun
noun
/sʌn/
Word Forms
| singular | sun |
| plural | suns |
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the Sun
orthe star in the sky that provides light and warmth to the Earththe sun
Synonyms and related wordsPlanets, stars and other objects in spaceantimatterasteroidthe Big Dipper- 1asingular/uncountable the light and warmth that you feel from the sun
We could feel the hot sun on our backs.
I can’t see a thing. The sun’s in my eyes.
The windows facing south get a lot of sun.
in the sun:Miriam was sitting in the sun reading a book.
Synonyms and related wordsSpecific types of lightcandlelightdaylightgaslight
- 2countable any very bright star, especially one that a planet travels roundSynonyms and related wordsPlanets, stars and other objects in spaceantimatterasteroidthe Big Dipper
phrases
sun
noun
/sʌn/
Word Forms
| singular | sun |
| plural | suns |
By NASA/SDO (AIA) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By Arivumathi (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 License], via Wikimedia Commons
By Till Krech from Berlin, Germany [CC BY 2.0 License], via Wikimedia Commons
By Tom Harpel from Seattle, Washington, United States (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0 License], via Wikimedia Commons
- 1
the Sun
orthe star in the sky that provides light and warmth to the Earththe sun
Synonyms and related wordsPlanets, stars and other objects in spaceantimatterasteroidthe Big Dipper- 1asingular/uncountable the light and warmth that you feel from the sun
We could feel the hot sun on our backs.
The windows facing south get a lot of sun.
in the sun:Miriam was sitting in the sun reading a book.
Synonyms and related wordsSpecific types of lightcandlelightdaylightgaslight
- 2countable any very bright star, especially one that a planet travels aroundSynonyms and related wordsPlanets, stars and other objects in spaceantimatterasteroidthe Big Dipper
phrases
sun
verb transitive
/sʌn/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | sun |
| he/she/it | suns |
| present participle | sunning |
| past tense | sunned |
| past participle | sunned |
- 1if a person or animal suns themselves, they sit or lie in the sunsun yourself:
There were six seals sunning themselves on the rocks.
Synonyms and related wordsSun tanningbaskburncatch/bag some rays
sun
verb transitive
/sʌn/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | sun |
| he/she/it | suns |
| present participle | sunning |
| past tense | sunned |
| past participle | sunned |
- 1if a person or animal suns themselves, they sit or lie in the sunsun yourself:
There were six seals sunning themselves on the rocks.
Synonyms and related wordsSun tanningbaskburncatch/bag some rays