sun

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sʌn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sun)

Inflections of 'sun' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
suns
v 3rd person singular
sunning
v pres p
sunned
v past
sunned
v past p

Collocations for "sun"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sun" in context.

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sun

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [hot, burning, scorching, summer] sun
  2. the [rising, morning, afternoon, midday] sun
  3. suns are stars
  4. watch the sun [go down, come out, set, rise]
  5. the sun hasn't [shone, come out, appeared] today
  6. the sun [rises, comes up, sets, goes down] at [six o'clock]
  7. the sun [rises] in the [East]
  8. the sun [scorched, burned, dried] the land
  9. the [bather, tourist, plant] was (over-) exposed to the sun
  10. [she, her skin] was burned by the sun
  11. the sun burned my skin
  12. got [burnt, dehydrated, dizzy] from too much sun
  13. am so [tired, weak, exhausted] from the sun
  14. [sat, laid, rested, ate] outside in the sun
  15. [shaded, shielded] her [eyes, face] from the sun
  16. dry [tomatoes, herbs, clothes] in the sun
  17. the Sun is [93,000,000] miles [away, from Earth]
  18. the [first, second, third] planet from the sun
  19. the Sun and [Venus, Jupiter] are aligned
  20. the Sun and [moon, stars]
  21. sea and sun
  22. sea, sun and [sand, fun]
  23. [vacations, adventures, fun] in the sun
  24. there is nothing [like it, new] under the sun
  25. the fastest [runner, animal, car] under the sun
  26. in the heat of the sun
  27. the setting of the sun
  28. [an, a total] eclipse of the Sun
  29. the [writer, scientist, philanthropist] achieved a place in the sun
n as adj
  1. a sun [trap, spot, bed, lounger]
  2. sun lotion
  3. after-sun [lotion, care]
v
  1. is sunning (herself) at the [beach, pool, lake]
  2. is sunning himself on the [deck, grass]
  3. the [cat, dog] was sunning itself in the front yard
  4. sunning [for hours, all day]
'sun' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
August - God - July - June - afternoon - align - alternate - angle - anywhere - bake - baked - baking - bear - blade - blaze - blazing - blind - blink - blister - blistering - block - blond - blonde - bloom - body - bright - brown - burn - canopy - cap - catch - cheek - chill - chilly - clay - conjunction - consciousness - crisp - crystal - dash - dashboard - dazzle - deceptive - deck - desert - dial - dip - disappear - distant - dress

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