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Noun sun has 5 senses
- sun - a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system"
--1 is a kind of star
--1 is a member of solar system
--1 has part: chromosphere; photosphere
- sunlight, sunshine, sun - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
--2 is a kind of light, visible light, visible radiation
--2 has parts: sunbeam, sunray
- sun - a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
--3 is a kind of important person, influential person, personage
- sun - any star around which a planetary system evolves
--4 is a kind of star
- Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun - first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
--5 is a kind of rest day, day of rest
--5 is a part of weekend
Verb sun has 2 senses
- sun, sunbathe - expose one's body to the sun
--1 is one way to lie
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s somebody
- sun, insolate, solarize, solarise - expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"
--2 is one way to expose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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