Definition of sun

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Sun (n.) Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.

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Divided :: Divided (a.) Parted; disunited; distributed.
Sunup :: Sun-struck (a.) Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers..
Requiem :: Requiem (n.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.
Sunshine :: Sunshine (n.) The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give..
Gondola :: Gondola (n.) A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now..
Umbra :: Umbra (n.) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot..
Requin :: Requin (n.) The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung..
Aquarius :: Aquarius (n.) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East..
Moon :: Moon (n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month..
Hyperion :: Hyperion (n.) The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty..
Dispread :: Dispread (v. t.) To spread abroad, or different ways; to spread apart; to open; as, the sun dispreads his beams..
Upsun :: Upsun (n.) The time during which the sun is up, or above the horizon; the time between sunrise and sunset..
Division :: Division (n.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable..
Elongate :: Elongate (v. i.) To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit..
Sunshine :: Sunshine (n.) Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness.
Tenebrae :: Tenebrae (n.) The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days..
Apricate :: Apricate (v. t. & i.) To bask in the sun.
Dissiliency :: Dissiliency (n.) The act of leaping or starting asunder.
Tanling :: Tanling (n.) One tanned by the sun.
Ripen :: Ripen (v. i.) To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun..
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