Sun

sun, n. the body which is the source of light and heat to our planetary system: a body which forms the centre of a system of orbs: that which resembles the sun in brightne or value: the sunshine: a revolution of the earth round the sun, a year: sunrise, day: ( her. ) a bearing representing the sun.— v.t. to expose to the sun's rays.— v.i. to become warm in the sunshine:— pr.p. sun′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. sunned.— n. Sun′beam , a beam or ray of the sun.— adjs. Sun′-beat , -en , smitten by the rays of the sun.— ns. Sun′-bird , a family of small tropical birds, the male with resplendent metallic plumage; Sun′-bitt′ern , a South American bird about the size of a small curlew, long-legged and long-necked, with brilliant many-coloured markings; Sun′-bonn′et , a light bonnet projecting beyond the face to protect from the sun; Sun′bow , an iris formed by the sun, esp. in the spray of a cataract; Sun′burn , a burning or scorching by the sun, esp. the browning of the skin of the face, hands, . exposed to the sun.— adjs. Sun′burned , Sun′burnt , burned or discoloured by the sun.— n. Sun′burst , a strong outburst of sunlight.— adj. Sun′-clad , clothed in radiant light.— ns. Sun′-crack , one of the superficial markings frequently seen on the surfaces of thin-bedded flagstones and argillaceous sandstones; Sun′dawn , the light of the dawning sun; Sun′dew , a plant of the genus Drosera, found in bogs and moist heathy ground; Sun′-dī′al , an instrument for measuring time by means of the motion of the sun's shadow cast by a style erected on its surface; Sun′-dog , a mock sun or parhelion; Sun′down , sunset: a hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes; Sun′downer , in Australia, a loafer who saunters from station to station in the interior, arriving about sundown in the hope of getting free rations and lodging for the night: a physician in government employment who practises for private fees after his official hours.— adj. Sun′-dried , dried by exposure to the sun.— ns. Sun′-fish , a fish whose body resembles the forepart of a larger fish cut short off, supposed to be so called from its nearly circular form; Sun′flower , a plant so called from its flower, which is a large disc with yellow rays; Sun′god , the sun considered as a deity; Sun′hat , a light hat with wide brim to shade the face from the sun.— adj. Sun′le , without the sun: deprived of the sun or its rays: shaded: dark.— ns. Sun′le ne ; Sun′light , the light of the sun.— adjs. Sun′like , like the sun; Sun′lit , lighted up by the sun.— n. Sun′-myth , a solar myth (see Solar ).— p.adj. Sunned , exposed to the sun.— n. Sun′nine .— adj. Sun′ny , pertaining to, coming from, or like the sun: exposed to, warmed, or coloured by the sun's rays.— ns. Sun′-pict′ure , -print , a photograph; Sun′rise , Sun′rising , the rising or first appearance of the sun above the horizon: the time of this rising: the east; Sun′set , Sun′setting , the setting or going down of the sun: the west; Sun′shade , a ladies' parasol: an awning; Sun′shine , the shining light of the sun: the place on which it shines: warmth.— adjs. Sun′shine , Sun′shiny , bright with sunshine: pleasant: bright like the sun; Sun′-smitt′en , smitten by the rays of the sun.— ns. Sun′spot , one of the dark irregular spots appearing on the surface of the sun; Sun′stone , aventurine feldspar.— adj. Sun′-strick′en .— n. Sun′stroke , a nervous disease, from exposure to the sun.— adv. Sun′ward , toward the sun.— ns. Sun′-wor′ship , adoration of the sun; Sun′-wor′shipper .— Be in the sunshine , Have the sun in one's eyes , to be in liquor, to be drunk; Take the sun , to ascertain the latitude from the sun; Under the sun , in the world, on earth. [A.S. sunne ; Ice. sunna , Ger. sunne .]