Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sun

5 senses of sun

Sense 1
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")
       INSTANCE OF=> star -- ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

Sense 2
sunlight, sunshine, sun -- (the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind")
       => light, visible light, visible radiation -- ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window")

Sense 3
sun -- (a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc)
       => important person, influential person, personage -- (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Sense 4
sun -- (any star around which a planetary system revolves)
       => star -- ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)

Sense 5
Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun -- (first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians)
       => rest day, day of rest -- (a day set aside for rest)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sun

2 senses of sun

Sense 1
sun, sunbathe -- (expose one's body to the sun)
       => lie -- (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf")

Sense 2
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")
       => expose -- (expose or make accessible to some action or influence; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine")