Sun Sʌn Shining Rays Rises Sky Light I

• the sun was shining and birds were singing.
• the sun’s rays
• the sun rises highest in the sky during the summer.
• the rising/setting sun

sun

1. the star that shines in the sky during the day and gives the earth heat and light
• The sun was shining and birds were singing.
• the sun’s rays
• The sun rises highest in the sky during the summer.
• the rising/setting sun
• The sun was just setting.
• A pale wintry sun shone through the clouds.
• The vampire is killed by the first rays of the morning sun.

Extra Examples

• It was getting cooler as the sun sank below the horizon.
• Just then, a watery sun broke through the clouds.
• The clouds darkened, obliterating the sun.
• The distant mountains glowed in the light of the setting sun.
• The sun climbed higher in the sky.
• The sun moved slowly westward.
• The sun was up now, and strong.
• Venus orbits the Sun in just under one Earth year.
2. the light and heat from the sun
• SYNONYM sunshine
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• the warmth of the afternoon sun
• The sun was blazing hot.
• This room gets the sun in the mornings.
• We sat in the sun.
• The harvested crop is dried in the hot Indian sun.
• They've booked a holiday in the sun (= in a place where it is warm and the sun shines a lot).
• We did our best to keep out of the sun.
• Her face had obviously caught the sun (= become red or brown) on holiday.
• Too much sun ages the skin.
• I was driving westwards and I had the sun in my eyes (= the sun was shining in my eyes).
• Patients are advised to avoid sun exposure for six weeks.

Extra Examples

• We went out into the sun.
• He was enjoying the feel of the sun on his back.
• The evening sun slanted through the window.
• The helmets were glinting in the sun.
• The north side of the garden never gets any sun.
• The sun caught her dazzling copper hair.
• The sun glinted on the blades.
• The sun struck the steep blue slates of the roof.
• The sun warmed his face.
• This plant likes a dryish soil in full sun.
• Try to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.
• On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor.
• wrinkles caused by sun damage
3. any star around which planets move
4. to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last
5. a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people
6. used to emphasize that you are talking about a very large number of things
• We talked about everything under the sun.
• I’ve been called all the names under the sun!
• There is nothing new under the sun (= in the world).
7. when the sun rises or sets
• I get up with the sun.

Word Origin

• Old English sunne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zon and German Sonne, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hēlios and Latin sol.