| NOUN | object | sun / Sun | the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system |
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| phenomenon | sun, sunlight, sunshine | the rays of the sun | |
| person | sun | a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc | |
| object | sun | any star around which a planetary system revolves | |
| time | Sun, Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus | first day of the week | |
| VERB | body | sun, sunbathe | expose one's body to the sun |
| perception | sun, insolate, solarize, solarise | expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun |
| Sounds | sah'n | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system. | |
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| Instance of | star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
| Member of | solar system | The sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field |
| Parts | chromosphere | A gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun |
| photosphere | The intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) | |
| Spanish | sol, Sol | |
| Catalan | sol, Sol | |
| Adjectives | heliacal, heliac | pertaining to or near the sun |
| lunisolar | relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations | |
| solar | relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun | |
| Meaning | The rays of the sun. | |
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| Example | "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" | |
| Synonyms | sunlight, sunshine | |
| Parts | sunbeam, sunray | A ray of sunlight |
| Narrower | sunburst | A sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| Spanish | luz del sol, sol | |
| Catalan | llum del sol, llum solar, sol | |
| Verbs | sun | expose one's body to the sun |
| sun | expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun | |
| Meaning | A person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc. | |
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| Broader | important person, influential person, personage | A person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events |
| Spanish | sol | |
| Catalan | sol | |
| Meaning | Any star around which a planetary system revolves. | |
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| Broader | star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
| Spanish | sol | |
| Catalan | sol | |
| Meaning | First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians. | |
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| Synonyms | Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus | |
| Part of | weekend | A time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday |
| Broader | rest day, day of rest | A day set aside for rest |
| Spanish | día del Senyor, domingo, dom | |
| Catalan | dia del Senyor, diumenge | |
| Meaning | expose one's body to the sun. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | sunbathe | |
| Broader | lie | Be lying, be prostrate |
| Spanish | tomar el sol | |
| Catalan | prendre el sol | |
| Nouns | sun | the rays of the sun |
| Meaning | expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "These herbs suffer when sunned" | |
| Synonyms | insolate, solarize, solarise | |
| Broader | expose | expose or make accessible to some action or influence |
| Spanish | asolear, solear | |
| Catalan | assolellar-se, assolellar | |
| Nouns | sun | the rays of the sun |
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