Dictionary 1. ( n.) See Sunn. 2. (n.) The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. 3. (n.) Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. 4. (n.) The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. 5. (n.) That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. 6. (v. t.) To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.
Thesaurus Amen-Ra Apollo Helios Hyperion Phoebus Phoebus Apollo Ra Savitar Shamash Sol Surya Titan abundant year academic year air-dry anhydrate annum bake bask bissextile year blot brush burn calendar month calendar year candle celestial body century chromosphere common year corona cure day daylight daystar decade decennary decennium defective year dehumidify dehydrate desiccate drain dry electric light bulb evaporate exsiccate fire fiscal year flame fortnight glim hour illuminant illuminator incandescent body insolate kiln lamp lantern leap year light light bulb light source luminant luminary lunar month lunar year lunation luster lustrum man-hour match microsecond millennium millisecond minute moment month moon mummify orb orb of day parch phoebus photosphere quarter quinquennium radiance radiation regular year rub scorch sear second semester session shrivel sidereal year smoke soak up solar flare solar prominence solar wind solar year source of light sponge star stars sun-dry sunbathe sunlight sunshine swab taper term torch torrefy towel trimester twelvemonth weazen week weekday wipe wither wizen year |
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