Sun
noun
The star that the earth goes around, the centre of our solar system.
The sun rises in the east
Often appears as...
- sun shines
- sun sets
noun
The light and heat that comes from the sun.
I like to bask in the sun
Often appears as...
- soak up the sun
- in the sun
noun
A picture or symbol of the sun used in art or as a decoration.
He wore a gold pendant with the sun engraved on it
Often appears as...
- sun pendant
- sun symbol
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
A person who brightens your day like the sun does.
My daughter is the sun of my life
Often appears as...
- be someone's sun
- the sun of my life
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
verb
To sit or lie in the sun, usually to get a suntan.
We spent the afternoon sunning by the pool
Often appears as...
- sun yourself
- sun bathing
idiom
To think something is the most important thing or person.
For him, his car is the sun, the moon and the stars
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
phrasal verb
To expose something to the sun's rays.
We need to sun out this damp blanket
Often appears as...
- sun out the clothes
- sun out the room
noun
The star that the earth goes around, the centre of our solar system.
The sun rises in the east
Often appears as...
- sun shines
- sun sets
noun
The light and heat that comes from the sun.
I like to bask in the sun
Often appears as...
- soak up the sun
- in the sun
noun
A picture or symbol of the sun used in art or as a decoration.
He wore a gold pendant with the sun engraved on it
Often appears as...
- sun pendant
- sun symbol
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
A person who brightens your day like the sun does.
My daughter is the sun of my life
Often appears as...
- be someone's sun
- the sun of my life
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
verb
To sit or lie in the sun, usually to get a suntan.
We spent the afternoon sunning by the pool
Often appears as...
- sun yourself
- sun bathing
idiom
To think something is the most important thing or person.
For him, his car is the sun, the moon and the stars
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
phrasal verb
To expose something to the sun's rays.
We need to sun out this damp blanket
Often appears as...
- sun out the clothes
- sun out the room
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Astronomical Object
Remember, when discussing the solar system, the sun is a massive star, not just a light in the sky.
Our planet orbits the sun, which is essential for life.
Pro Tip 2/2Center of Solar System
In science and astronomy contexts, the sun is always the central reference point of our system.
All eight planets revolve around the sun.
Pro Tip 1/2Astronomical Object
Remember, when discussing the solar system, the sun is a massive star, not just a light in the sky.
Our planet orbits the sun, which is essential for life.
Pro Tip 2/2Center of Solar System
In science and astronomy contexts, the sun is always the central reference point of our system.
All eight planets revolve around the sun.
Pro Tip 1/2Astronomical Object
Remember, when discussing the solar system, the sun is a massive star, not just a light in the sky.
Our planet orbits the sun, which is essential for life.
Pro Tip 2/2Center of Solar System
In science and astronomy contexts, the sun is always the central reference point of our system.
All eight planets revolve around the sun.
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How to raise a Black son...
These are the sorts of messages I've been inundated with my entire Always keep your hands where they can see them, don't move too quickly, take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin.
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Why aren't we only using...
while solar towers can only use direct irradiance, and this is where clouds become important because depending on their type and location relative to the sun, they can either increase or decrease the amount of electricity produced. For instance, even a few cumulus clouds
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The making of cosmic...
protons and electrons were all together in this cosmic soup photons and electrons were interacting so that the universe was opaque for much the same reason that you can't see through the Sun but that cosmic soup isn't just sitting around idly tiny variations in
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Filming Antarctica's...
really what happened we also knew that there was a melt pool quite drastically forming above where we were working every day the sun sun's influence was getting more and more the surface of the ice in some areas especially areas say where the the ice was that
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The myth behind the...
The rat rose with the sun to get an early start, but on the way to the river, he met the horse, the tiger, and the ox. Because the rat was small and couldn't swim very well, he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused,
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Own the Room PIPE Official...
he has an algorithm that can read the baby's crying and he's very hot so full package i had a technology where i could make synthetic chemicals but with the sun this is a world-changing idea this is a competition where people can come from
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The science of skin...
adapted to have a higher melanin production threshold and more eumelanin, giving skin a darker tone. This built-in sun shield helped protect them from melanoma, likely making them evolutionarily fitter
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African Bullfrog Dad...
There's another good reason Tadpoles need help to survive the tropical sun and its shrinking effect on their shallow pools. The father takes action
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The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
water without it there would be no life on earth powered by the sun our weather moves
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Could These Distant...
you'd see our sun flicker and fade away forever
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
These are the sorts of messages I've been inundated with my entire Always keep your hands where they can see them, don't move too quickly, take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin.
Video examples
Why aren't we only using...
while solar towers can only use direct irradiance, and this is where clouds become important because depending on their type and location relative to the sun, they can either increase or decrease the amount of electricity produced. For instance, even a few cumulus clouds
Video examples
The making of cosmic...
protons and electrons were all together in this cosmic soup photons and electrons were interacting so that the universe was opaque for much the same reason that you can't see through the Sun but that cosmic soup isn't just sitting around idly tiny variations in
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
really what happened we also knew that there was a melt pool quite drastically forming above where we were working every day the sun sun's influence was getting more and more the surface of the ice in some areas especially areas say where the the ice was that
Video examples
The myth behind the...
The rat rose with the sun to get an early start, but on the way to the river, he met the horse, the tiger, and the ox. Because the rat was small and couldn't swim very well, he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused,
Video examples
Own the Room PIPE Official...
he has an algorithm that can read the baby's crying and he's very hot so full package i had a technology where i could make synthetic chemicals but with the sun this is a world-changing idea this is a competition where people can come from
Video examples
The science of skin...
adapted to have a higher melanin production threshold and more eumelanin, giving skin a darker tone. This built-in sun shield helped protect them from melanoma, likely making them evolutionarily fitter
Video examples
African Bullfrog Dad...
There's another good reason Tadpoles need help to survive the tropical sun and its shrinking effect on their shallow pools. The father takes action
Video examples
The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
water without it there would be no life on earth powered by the sun our weather moves
Video examples
Could These Distant...
you'd see our sun flicker and fade away forever
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Quote examples
John Ruskin
English Writer
Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
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Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
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Buddha
Leader
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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Nina Agdal
Danish Model
It's important to protect your skin in the sun.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish Scientist
Near the sun is the center of the universe.
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Meghan McCain
American Journalist
My father is the sun in my universe.
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William Blake
English Poet
Lives in eternity's sun rise.
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Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
The sun can't shine forever.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Quote examples
Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.
Quote examples
Buddha
Leader
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Quote examples
Nina Agdal
Danish Model
It's important to protect your skin in the sun.
Quote examples
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish Scientist
Near the sun is the center of the universe.
Quote examples
Meghan McCain
American Journalist
My father is the sun in my universe.
Quote examples
William Blake
English Poet
Lives in eternity's sun rise.
Quote examples
Jim Peebles
Canadian Scientist
The sun can't shine forever.
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