SUNBURST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sunburst mean? 

• SUNBURST (noun)
  The noun SUNBURST has 3 senses:

1. a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds

2. a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it

3. a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun

  Familiarity information: SUNBURST used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUNBURST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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

sun; sunlight; sunshine (the rays of the sun)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

breastpin; broach; brooch (a decorative pin worn by women)

 Context examples 

Everything is grey—except the green grass, which seems like emerald amongst it; grey earthy rock; grey clouds, tinged with the sunburst at the far edge, hang over the grey sea, into which the sand-points stretch like grey fingers.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)