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sun

sun [ sun ]


noun  (plural suns)
Definition:
 
1. astronomy star: a star or bright astronomical object, especially one around which planets orbit

2. astronomy Sun's radiation: the light or heat emitted by the Sun

3. somebody like Sun: somebody or something thought to resemble the Sun in radiance, glory, or warmth, or in being the center of a society ( literary )

4. day or year: a day or year ( literary )
a woman of many suns



verb  (past and past participle sunned, present participle sun·ning, 3rd person present singular suns)
Definition:
 
1. sun your·self vr warm or tan yourself in sunlight: to expose your body to the sun's rays for warmth or for a suntan
The cat lay sunning herself on the lawn.

2. transitive verb warm or dry something in sunlight: to expose something to the sun's rays for warmth or drying

[ Old English sunne< Indo-European]

everything under the sun things of all kinds

take the sun to go out in the sunshine, especially with the aim of gaining some benefit to your health or well-being

under the sun in the whole world


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