sun

/sʌn/
verb
  1. To sit or lie in the sun in order to get warm or get a tan.
    • She likes to sun herself by the pool on weekends.
    • We spent the afternoon sunning on the deck.
    • The lizards sun themselves on the rocks every morning.
noun
  1. The large, bright star in the sky that gives light and heat to the Earth during the day.
    • Plants need sunlight from the sun to grow.
    • We went to the beach to enjoy the warm sun.
    • The sun rises in the east every morning.
  2. The light and warmth from the sun.
    • Sit in the sun if you want to get warm.
    • The cat loves to lie in a patch of sun on the floor.
    • After the rain, the sun came out and dried the streets.
  3. A star that is the center of a planetary system.
    • Astronomers discovered a new planet orbiting a distant sun.
    • Our solar system has only one sun, but other systems may have two.
    • The telescope can see stars that are much larger than our sun.