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noun (plural suns) |
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1. astronomy star: a star or bright astronomical object, especially one around which planets orbit
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2. astronomy Sun's radiation: the light or heat emitted by the Sun
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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
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4. day or year: a day or year
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  a woman of many suns
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verb (past and past participle sunned, present participle sun·ning, 3rd person present singular suns) |
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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.
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2. transitive verb warm or dry something in sunlight: to expose something to the sun's rays for warmth or drying
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everything under the sun things of all kinds
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take the sun to go out in the sunshine, especially with the aim of gaining some benefit to your health or well-being
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under the sun in the whole world
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