noun / verb
sun
SUN/sʌn/
The star around which Earth orbits.
The bright sun casts warm light over the grassy hill.
Etymology
Old English sunne already named the heavenly body. English also uses sun for daylight and sunlight, linking the body itself with the light it gives.
In context
what we call a year is the time in which the earth makes one revolution around our star the beautiful star called the sun
More examples
- Earth takes about a year to orbit the sun.
- We sit in the sun to warm up.
- The turtles sun themselves on a rock.
Forms
sun · suns · sunned · sunning
sunny adjective — Receiving or filled with bright sunlight.
sunlight noun — Light that comes from the sun.
Similar words
- star
- A broader term, not limited to the one Earth orbits.