sun

  1. Proper noun.  The star at the center of our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
  2. Proper noun.  (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper.
  3. (abbreviation) .  Sunday.
  4. Proper noun.  The star which the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.''The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, 1998.
  5. Noun.  (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
  6. Noun.  The light and warmth which is received from the sun..
  7. Noun.  Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.''Webster's College Dictionary'', Random House, 2001.
  8. Noun.  Sunrise or sunset..
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun..
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine..
  11. Verb.  (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun..

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