Sun

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1. Noun

See Sunn.

2. Noun

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. Noun

Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.

4. Noun

The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.

5. Noun

That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.

6. Verb

To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.

7. Noun

any star around which a planetary system revolves
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8. Noun

the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
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