sun in English
- sun⇄adj. sunlike.
- sun⇄expr. against the sun, in the direction contrary to the apparent movement of the sun.
Ex. When the wind shifts against the sun, trust it not, for back it will run (Frederick Bedford). - sun⇄expr. from sun to sun, from sunrise to sunset.
Ex. Man's work's from sun to sun, Woman's work's never done (old rhyme). - sun⇄expr. under the sun, on earth; in the world.
Ex. There is no new thing under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). ... Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, where anyone gets up on a soapbox and delivers opinions on anything under the sun (Maclean's). - sun⇄expr. with the sun, in the direction of the apparent movement of the sun.
Ex. The starboard cable should be bitted with the sun, and the port cable against the sun (H. Stuart). - sun⇄noun 1. the brightest heavenly body in the sky; star around which the earth and other planets revolve and which supplies them with light and heat. The sun is a glowing ball of hot gases, chiefly hydrogen and helium. Its mean distance from the earth is sl
- sun⇄sun, noun, verb, sunned,sunning.
- sun⇄v.i. to expose oneself to the sun's rays; bask in the sun.
Ex. We were sunning on the pier (Arthur S. M. Hutchinson). - sun⇄v.t. 1. to expose to the sun's rays to warm, dry, or air; put in the light and warmth of the sun.
Ex. The swimmers sunned themselves on the beach.
2. to bring or get into a specified condition by exposure to the sun.
sun in Sindhi سنڌي
sun in Telugu తెలుగు
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