SUN (sunned, sunning)

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Irregular inflected forms: sunned    , sunning   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sun mean? 

• SUN (noun)
  The noun SUN has 5 senses:

1. the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

2. the rays of the sun

3. a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc

4. any star around which a planetary system revolves

5. first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

  Familiarity information: SUN used as a noun is common.

• SUN (verb)
  The verb SUN has 2 senses:

1. expose one's body to the sun

2. expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun

  Familiarity information: SUN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Context example:

the Earth revolves around the Sun

Instance hypernyms:

star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

Meronyms (parts of "Sun"):

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))

Holonyms ("Sun" is a member of...):

solar system (the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The rays of the sun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

sun; sunlight; sunshine

Context example:

the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind

Hypernyms ("sun" is a kind of...):

light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)

Meronyms (parts of "sun"):

sunbeam; sunray (a ray of sunlight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sun"):

sunburst (a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds)

Derivation:

sun (expose one's body to the sun)

sun (expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sun" is a kind of...):

important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Any star around which a planetary system revolves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("sun" is a kind of...):

star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

Sense 5

Meaning:

First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

Dominicus; Lord's Day; Sun; Sunday

Hypernyms ("Sun" is a kind of...):

day of rest; rest day (a day set aside for rest)

Holonyms ("Sun" is a part of...):

weekend (a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday)

• SUN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they sun    ... he / she / it suns   
Past simple: sunned   
Past participle: sunned   
-ing form: sunning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expose one's body to the sun

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

sun; sunbathe

Hypernyms (to "sun" is one way to...):

lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

sun (the rays of the sun)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

insolate; solarise; solarize; sun

Context example:

These herbs suffer when sunned

Hypernyms (to "sun" is one way to...):

expose (expose or make accessible to some action or influence)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sun (the rays of the sun)

 Context examples 

It can be made in the body from another form of vitamin D when the body is exposed to the sun.

(Ergocalciferol, NCI Dictionary)

Everyone is at risk for eye damage from the sun year-round.

(Eye Wear, NIH)

Slowly the twilight crept down as the sun sank behind the high towers of Holdernesse Hall.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Skin which is extremely pale white and it always burns when exposed to the sun.

(Fitzpatrick Skin Type I, NCI Thesaurus)

I looked up at the sun.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But if you're out in the hot sun, you'll need a lot more than that.

(Dehydration, NIH)

We passed a happy day. The air was clear, and the sun bright, and there was a cool breeze.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Basal cell cancers are usually found on areas of the body exposed to the sun.

(Basal cell cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Basal cell carcinomas are usually found on areas of the body exposed to the sun.

(Basal cell carcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

Skin which is white and it usually burns easily when exposed to the sun.

(Fitzpatrick Skin Type II, NCI Thesaurus)