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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUN, n.
1. The splendid orb or luminary which, being in or near the center of our system of worlds, gives light and heat to all the planets. The light of the sun constitutes the day, and the darkness which proceeds form its absence, or the shade of the earth, constitutes the night. Psalms 136.
2. In popular usage, a sunny place; a place where the beams of the sun fall; as, to stand in the sun, that is, to stand where the direct rays of the sun fall.
3. Any thing eminently splendid or luminous; that which is the chief source of light or honor. The natives of America complain that the sun of their glory is set.
I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignty to posterity.
4. In Scripture, Christ is called the sun of righteousness, as the source of light, animation and comfort to his disciples.
5. The luminary or orb which constitutes the center of any system of worlds. The fixed stars are supposed to be suns in their respective systems.
Under the sun, in the world; on earth; a proverbial expression.
There is no new thing under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1.
SUN, v.t. To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the light of the sun; to insolate; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.
--Then to sun thyself in open air.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system"; "the Earth revolves around the Sun" [syn: sun, Sun]
2: the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: sunlight, sunshine, sun]
3: a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
4: any star around which a planetary system revolves
5: first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians [syn: Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus, Sun] v
1: expose one's body to the sun [syn: sun, sunbathe]
2: expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: sun, insolate, solarize, solarise]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation Sunday

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol — more at solar Date: before 12th century 1. a. often capitalized the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth b. a celestial body like the sun ; star 2. the heat or light radiated from the sun <played in the sun all day> 3. one resembling the sun (as in warmth or brilliance) 4. the rising or setting of the sun <from sun to sun> 5. glory, splendor II. verb (sunned; sunning) Date: 15th century transitive verb to expose to or as if to the rays of the sun intransitive verb to sun oneself

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a the star round which the earth orbits and from which it receives light and warmth. b any similar star in the universe with or without planets. 2 the light or warmth received from the sun (pull down the blinds and keep out the sun). 3 poet. a day or a year. 4 poet. a person or thing regarded as a source of glory, radiance, etc. --v. (sunned, sunning) 1 refl. bask in the sun. 2 tr. expose to the sun. 3 intr. sun oneself. Phrases and idioms: against the sun anticlockwise. beneath (or under) the sun anywhere in the world. in the sun exposed to the sun's rays. on which the sun never sets (of an empire etc.) worldwide. sun and planet a system of gearing cog wheels. sun-baked dried or hardened or baked from the heat of the sun. sun-bath a period of exposing the body to the sun. sun bear a small black bear, Helarctos malayanus, of SE Asia, with a light-coloured mark on its chest. sun-blind Brit. a window awning. sun-bonnet a bonnet of cotton etc. covering the neck and shading the face, esp. for children. sun-bow a spectrum of colours like a rainbow produced by the sun shining on spray etc. sun-dance a dance of N. American Indians in honour of the sun. sun-deck the upper deck of a steamer. sun-disc a winged disc, emblematic of the sun-god. sun-dog = PARHELION. sun-dress a dress without sleeves and with a low neck. sun-dried dried by the sun, not by artificial heat. sun-glasses glasses tinted to protect the eyes from sunlight or glare. sun-god the sun worshipped as a deity. sun-hat a hat designed to protect the head from the sun. sun-helmet a helmet of cork etc. formerly worn by White people in the tropics. sun in splendour Heraldry the sun with rays and a human face. one's sun is set the time of one's prosperity is over. sun-kissed warmed or affected by the sun. sun-lamp 1 a lamp giving ultraviolet rays for an artificial suntan, therapy, etc. 2 Cinematog. a large lamp with a parabolic reflector used in film-making. sun lounge a room with large windows, designed to receive sunlight. sun parlor US = sun lounge. sun-rays 1 sunbeams. 2 ultraviolet rays used therapeutically. sun-roof a sliding roof on a car. sun-stone a cat's eye gem, esp. feldspar with embedded flecks of haematite etc. sun-suit a play-suit, esp. for children, suitable for sunbathing. sun-up esp. US sunrise. sun visor a fixed or movable shield at the top of a vehicle windscreen to shield the eyes from the sun. take (or shoot) the sun Naut. ascertain the altitude of the sun with a sextant in order to fix the latitude. with the sun clockwise. Derivatives: sunless adj. sunlessness n. sunlike adj. sunproof adj. sunward adj. & adv. sunwards adv. Etymology: OE sunne, sunna

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sun Sun, n. (Bot.) See Sunn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sun Sun, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [root]297. Cf. Solar, South.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000. Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is 32' 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in 251/3 days. Its mean density is about one fourth of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or streams of light which are visible only at the time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona. 2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs. 3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. Lambs that did frisk in the sun. --Shak. 4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv. 11. I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity. --Eikon Basilike. Sun and planet wheels (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis. Sun angel (Zo["o]l.), a South American humming bird of the genus Heliangelos, noted for its beautiful colors and the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat. Sun animalcute. (Zo["o]l.) See Heliozoa. Sun bath (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation. Sun bear (Zo["o]l.), a species of bear (Helarctos Malayanus) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also bruang, and Malayan bear. Sun beetle (Zo["o]l.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus Amara. Sun bittern (Zo["o]l.), a singular South American bird (Eurypyga helias), in some respects related both to the rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white, brown, and black. Called also sunbird, and tiger bittern. Sun fever (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun stroke. Sun gem (Zo["o]l.), a Brazilian humming bird (Heliactin cornutus). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also Horned hummer. Sun grebe (Zo["o]l.), the finfoot. Sun picture, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's rays; a photograph. Sun spots (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called facul[ae]) as well as dark spaces (called macul[ae]). Called also solar spots. See Illustration in Appendix. Sun star (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of starfishes belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera, having numerous rays. Sun trout (Zo["o]l.), the squeteague. Sun wheel. (Mach.) See Sun and planet wheels, above. Under the sun, in the world; on earth. ``There is no new thing under the sun.'' --Eccl. i. 9. Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright, sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched, and the like.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sun Sun, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sunned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sunning.] To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain. Then to sun thyself in open air. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sunn Sunn, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [,c]ana.] (Bot.) An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. [Written also sun.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(suns) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The sun is the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth goes round, and that gives us heat and light. The sun was now high in the southern sky... The sun came out, briefly. ...the sun's rays... The sun was shining. N-SING: usu the N 2. You refer to the light and heat that reach us from the sun as the sun. Dena took them into the courtyard to sit in the sun... N-UNCOUNT: usu the N 3. A sun is any star which has planets going around it. N-COUNT 4. Everything under the sun means a very great number of things. Anything under the sun means anything at all. We sat there for hours talking about everything under the sun... PHRASE: PHR after v 5. a place in the sun: see place

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two great luminaries of heaven (Gen. 1:14-18). By their motions and influence they were intended to mark and divide times and seasons. The worship of the sun was one of the oldest forms of false religion (Job 31:26,27), and was common among the Egyptians and Chaldeans and other pagan nations. The Jews were warned against this form of idolatry (Deut. 4:19; 17:3; comp. 2 Kings 23:11; Jer. 19:13).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Day-star, orb of day. 2. Sunshine, light, sunny place.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To have been in the sun; said of one that is drunk.

Foolish Dictionary

A yellow arrival from Way Down East, who goes west daily, operates a heating and lighting trust, draws water, prints pictures, develops crops, liquidates the ice business and tans skins on the side. Profits by his daily rays and always has a shine.

Airports

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Airport Code	SUN
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
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FAA District	SEA
State	ID
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County	BLAINE
County State	ID
City Name	HAILEY
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Elevation	5320
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Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	SE
Airport Certification Type and Date	I AS 10/1974
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	Y
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	101
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	038
Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft	008
Based Helicopters	002
Base Operational Gliders	001
Based Ultralight aircraft	002
Commercial Services	002480
Air Taxi	024266
General Aviation, Local Operations	004726
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	074907
Military Aircraft Operations	000080
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State FIPS code	16
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Version	09

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