Sun

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 brightness 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, &c. 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′less, without the sun: deprived of the sun or its rays: shaded: dark.—ns. Sun′lessness; 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′niness.—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.]