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(painting, plural only) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.
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Synonym of Sunray, Oklahoma.
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Abundant natural illumination in daytime, producing clear visibility.
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To use artificial light during the daytime when one could simply use the sunlight.
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To be in a sunny position.
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(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
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(chiefly science fiction, fantasy) A protection from daylight; a screen
v
To holiday or winter in a sunnier climate.
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(photography, of light) Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.
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(optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”)
adj
(obsolete) Sunny; warm.
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The encroachment of unwanted or unneeded light from a neighboring property or structure.
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Someone who limns or portrays.
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A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from which the body will be rebuilt at the time of resurrection.
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(intransitive) To expose one's body to moonlight in order to relax, or in the belief that it has restorative effects. (Compare sunbathe.)
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A person who moonlights, or works a second job on the side.
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An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summits of mountains when the observer is between the Sun and a mass of cloud or fog. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colours.
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(literally) Total outdoor sunshine, without clouds, haze, or other obstruction.
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(figuratively) Recognition, fame.
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(archaic) Pertaining to a prism.
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(chiefly in the negative) To become exposed to view; to be seen.
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Alternative spelling of silhouette [An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.]
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Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
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(archaic) Synonym of sundial.
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Exposure to the rays of the sun
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(intransitive, dated, photography) To become overexposed.
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Like the sun in appearance or nature.
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(obsolete) A solar, or garret room.
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Obsolete spelling of sun [The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.]
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(finance) A decimal point; point.
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(intransitive) To expose one's body to starlight in order to relax, or in the belief that it has positive effects. (Compare sunbathe.)
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(figuratively) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
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A medical cure or programme of recovery involving exposure to sunlight.
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(religion) A disc symbolizing the sun, especially as used as religious symbol in ancient Egypt.
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A photograph that includes the sun.
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Alternative form of sunspot [(astronomy) A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.]
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(intransitive) to sunbathe; to soak up the sun
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Alternative form of sun worshipper [(literally) One who reveres the sun as a deity.]
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A person who travels in order to seek sunny weather or a sunny spot.
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(poetic, nonce word) Sunbeams.
adj
Receiving lots of sunshine; bathed in sunlight; (of a place) frequently sunny.
adj
(astronomy) Alternative form of sunlike (like our Sun) [Like a sun.]
adj
Alternative form of sunshot [(poetic) Shot through with sunlight.]
adj
Synonym of sun-drenched
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Alternative form of sunstead. [(uncommon) A solstice.]
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(UK) Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”)
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A natural phenomenon in which sunlight obscured over a relatively large area penetrates the obscuring material in a localized space, e.g. through a hole in cloud cover.
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(countable) A strong outburst of sunlight.
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Alternative spelling of sun dog [Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle.]
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Observing the Sun in the sky.
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(colloquial) The lighter coloring of hair in the summertime due to exposure to sunlight.
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Obsolete spelling of sun [The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.]
adj
(of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
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Synonym of sunlit uplands.
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A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam
adj
Alternative form of sunrisy [(informal) Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a sunrise.]
adj
(informal) Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a sunrise.
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A person who enjoys exposure to sunlight; an avid sunbather.
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A shaft of sunlight; a sunbeam.
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The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
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The higher cost of living associated with regions having a desirably temperate climate.
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An especially sunny room or other area
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A warm place that captures the heat of the sun.
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To ascertain the latitude by means of the sun.
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(manner) So as to admit light without distortion.
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A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see winter, sun.
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