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    sun
    /sʌn/

    noun

    • 1. the star round which the earth orbits: "the sun shone from a cloudless sky"
    • 2. the light or warmth received from the earth's sun: "we sat outside in the sun" Similar sunshinesunlightdaylightlight

    verb

    • 1. sit or lie in the sun: "Buzz could see Clare sunning herself on the terrace below"

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  2. verb. uk / sʌn / us / sʌn / sun yourself. to lie or sit somewhere where there is a lot of sun, especially in order to make your skin darker: I sat on the balcony sunning myself. We could see Miranda sunning herself on the dock. Most afternoons, we would sun ourselves on the beach.

  3. The meaning of SUN is the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SunSun - Wikipedia

    The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surface mainly as visible light and infrared radiation with 10% at ultraviolet energies.

  5. Sun definition: the star that is the central body of the earth's solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat. See examples of SUN used in a sentence.

  6. Jun 27, 2024 · Sun, star around which Earth and the other components of the solar system revolve. It is the dominant body of the system, constituting more than 99 percent of its entire mass. The Sun is the source of an enormous amount of energy, a portion of which provides Earth with the light and heat necessary to support life.

  7. Feb 2, 2024 · The sun is an ordinary star, one of about 100 billion in our galaxy, the Milky Way. The sun has extremely important influences on our planet: It drives weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate, and makes plant life possible through photosynthesis.

  8. [singular] the star that shines in the sky during the day and gives the earth heat and light. The sun was shining and birds were singing. the sun’s rays. The sun rises highest in the sky during the summer. the rising/setting sun. The sun was just setting. A pale wintry sun shone through the clouds.

  9. SUN meaning: 1 : the star that the Earth moves around and that gives the Earth heat and light; 2 : any star that has planets which move around it

  10. SUN definition: 1. the large, bright star that shines in the sky during the day and provides light and heat for the…. Learn more.

  11. The sun is the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth goes round, and that gives us heat and light.