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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
Derived forms: verb sun₂, verb sun₁
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

Derived form: noun sun₂
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

Derived form: noun sun₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something