- sun
- sun1 [ sʌn ] noun ***1. ) the Sun or the sun the star in the sky that provides light and warmth to the Eartha ) singular or uncount the light and warmth that you feel from the sun:We could feel the hot sun on our backs.The windows facing south get a lot of sun.in the sun: Miriam was sitting in the sun reading a book.2. ) count any very bright star, especially one that a planet travels aroundthink the sun shines out of someone's ass IMPOLITEused for saying that someone thinks that they are very special or that someone else is very special. This expression is used when the speaker does not have the same opinion.under the sunused for emphasizing that something includes a very wide range of things:She can talk about any subject under the sun.sunsun 2 [ sʌn ] verb transitivesun yourself if a person or animal suns themselves, they sit or lie in the sun:There were six seals sunning themselves on the rocks.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.