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noun
1.
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of thesolar system, around which
the planets revolve and from which theyreceive light and heat: its mean distance from the e
arth is about 93million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4millio
n km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; itsperiod of surface rotation is ab
out 26 days at its equator but longer athigher latitudes.
2.
the sun considered with reference to its position in the sky, itsvisibility, the season of the ye
ar, the time at which or the place whereit is seen, etc.
3.
a self-luminous heavenly body; star.
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4.
sunshine; the heat and light from the sun:
to be exposed to the sun.
5.
 a figure or representation of the sun, as a heraldic bearing usuallysurrounded with rays and
marked with the features of a human face.
6.
something likened to the sun in brightness, splendor, etc.
7.
Chiefly Literary.

a. clime; climate.

b. glory; splendor.

verb (used with object), sunned, sunning.

10.
to expose to the sun's rays.
11.
to warm, dry, etc., in the sunshine.
12.
to put, bring, make, etc., by exposure to the sun.
verb (used without object), sunned, sunning.
13.
to be exposed to the rays of the sun:
to sun in the yard.
Idioms
14.
against the sun, Nautical. counterclockwise.
15.
place in the sun, a favorable or advantageous position; prominence;recognition:
The new generation of writers has achieved a place in the sun.
16.
under the sun, on earth; anywhere:
the most beautiful city under the sun.
17.
with the sun, Nautical. clockwise.
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