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sun    Audio Help   [suhn] Pronunciation Key, noun, verb, sunned, sun·ning.
–noun
1.(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
2.the sun considered with reference to its position in the sky, its visibility, the season of the year, the time at which or the place where it is seen, etc.
3.a self-luminous heavenly body; star.
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 usually surrounded 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.
8.sunrise or sunset: They traveled hard from sun to sun.
9.Archaic.
a.a day.
b.a year.
–verb (used with object)
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)
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.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME sun, sonne, OE sunne; c. G Sonne, ON sunna, Goth sunno; akin to ON sōl, Goth sauil, L sōl (see solar), Gk hlios (see helio-), Welsh haul, Lith saũlė, Pol słońce]

—Related forms
sunlike, adjective
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n.  
  1. often Sun A star that is the basis of the solar system and that sustains life on Earth, being the source of heat and light. It has a mean distance from Earth of about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) a diameter of approximately 1,390,000 kilometers (864,000 miles) and a mass about 330,000 times that of Earth.
  2. A star that is the center of a planetary system.
  3. The radiant energy, especially heat and visible light, emitted by the sun; sunshine.
  4. A sunlike object, representation, or design.

v.   sunned, sun·ning, suns

v.   tr.
To expose to the sun's rays, as for warming, drying, or tanning.

v.   intr.
To expose oneself or itself to the sun.


[Middle English, from Old English sunne; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]

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under the sun
in the whole world
Example: I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun.
Arabic: تَحْتَ الشَّمْس، في كُل العالَم
Chinese (Simplified): 天下
Chinese (Traditional): 天下
Czech: pod sluncem
Danish: under solen; i hele verden
Dutch: ter wereld
Estonian: (siin) päikese all
Finnish: auringon alla
French: sous le soleil
German: auf Erden
Greek: σε ολόκληρο τον κόσμο
Hungarian: a világon
Icelandic: í veröldinni, undir sólinni
Indonesian: di seluruh dunia
Italian: sotto il sole, (sulla faccia della terra)
Japanese: この世で
Latvian: pasaulē
Lithuanian: pasaulyje
Norwegian: under sola, i verden
Polish: pod słońcem
Portuguese (Brazil): sob o sol
Portuguese (Portugal): do mundo
Romanian: sub soare
Russian: на свете
Slovak: pod slnkom
Slovenian: pod soncem
Spanish: bajo el sol, del mundo
Swedish: under solen, i världen
Turkish: yeryüzünde, dünyada
See also: catch the sun, sunbathe, sunbeam, sunburn, sunburned, sunburnt, sundial, sundown, sunflower, sunglasses, sunless, sunlight, sunlit, sunny, sunrise, sunset, sunshade, sunshine, sunstroke, suntan, sun, "under the sun" in any language

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