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";
   - Sun
    
2. The rays of the sun
   "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind";
   - sunlight, sunshine
    
3. Any star around which a planetary system revolves
   "Our solar system's sun is just one of billions in the galaxy"
    
4. A person considered as a source of warmth, energy or glory etc.
   "Her smile was like the sun, brightening everyone's day"

1. Expose one's body to the sun
   "The tourists sunned themselves on the beach";
   - sunbathe, sunbake [Austral, informal]
    
2. Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
   "These herbs suffer when sunned";
   - insolate, solarize, solarise [Brit]

1. The day of the week between Saturday and Monday, traditionally observed as a day of rest and worship by Christians
   - Sunday, Lord's Day, Dominicus

Sounds like: sone, sewn, sow

Derived forms: sunned, sunning, suns

Type of: day of rest, expose, important person, influential person, lie, light, personage, rest day, star, visible light, visible radiation

Part of: solar system, weekend

Encyclopedia: Sun, Moon and Talia