Wednesday, March 9, 2011

sun. (79/265)

for Tara Raymo's 365 project Sun A Day:

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)




Noun

  • S: (n) sun, Sun (the 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"; "the Earth revolves around the Sun"
  • S: (n) sunlight, sunshine, sun (the rays of the sun) "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
  • S: (n) sun (a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc)
  • S: (n) sun (any star around which a planetary system revolves)
  • S: (n) Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun (first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians)

Verb

  • S: (v) sun, sunbathe (expose one's body to the sun)
  • S: (v) 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"
Definition of "sun" from Princeton's WordNet

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