SUN (sunned, sunning)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sun mean?
• SUN (noun)
The noun SUN has 5 senses:
1. a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
2. the rays of the sun
3. a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
4. any star around which a planetary system evolves
5. first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
Familiarity information: SUN used as a noun is common.
• SUN (verb)
The verb SUN has 2 senses:
1. expose one's body to the sun
2. expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
Familiarity information: SUN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUN (noun)
Meaning:
A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system
Hypernyms ("sun" is a kind of...):
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Meronyms (parts of "sun"):
chromosphere (a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun)
photosphere (the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun))
Holonyms ("sun" is a member of...):
solar system (the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)
Meaning:
The rays of the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
sunlight; sunshine; sun
Context example:
the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind
Hypernyms ("sun" is a kind of...):
light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)
Meronyms (parts of "sun"):
sunbeam; sunray (a ray of sunlight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sun"):
sunburst (a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds)
Meaning:
A person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sun" is a kind of...):
important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)
Meaning:
Any star around which a planetary system evolves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("sun" is a kind of...):
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Meaning:
First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Dominicus; Lord's Day; Sunday; Sun
Hypernyms ("Sun" is a kind of...):
day of rest; rest day (a day set aside for rest)
Holonyms ("Sun" is a part of...):
weekend (a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday)
• SUN (verb)
Meaning:
Expose one's body to the sun
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
sun; sunbathe
Hypernyms (to "sun" is one way to...):
lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
insolate; sun; solarise; solarize
Context examples:
insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble / These herbs suffer when sunned
Hypernyms (to "sun" is one way to...):
expose (expose or make accessible to some action or influence)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
