English words for 'Toward the sun.'
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noun
- the rays of the sun
- A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
- a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
- any star around which a planetary system revolves
- The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
- A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
- (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
- Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”).
- (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
- (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
verb
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
- expose one's body to the sun
- (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
- (intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
- (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- (transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
name
noun
- the rays of the sun
- All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
- Synonym of sunrise.
- (attributive) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
- (figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
verb
noun
- the rays of the sun
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
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- (astronomy) Sun
- (Hinduism) The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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- Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
- Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
- Employing solar power.
- Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
- relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
noun
noun
- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
- (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
- the highest point (of something)
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
- A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
- (motor racing) The part of a corner where the racing line is nearest the inside of the bend.
- (mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
- The deepest part of a tooth's root.
- (attributive, ecology) The top of the food chain.
- A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
- (botany) The growing point of a shoot.
- A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
- The lowest part of the human heart.
- (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- (geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
- (physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
- A conical priest cap.
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adj
- (astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
- Of low rank, standard or quality.
- (zoology) Situated in a relatively low posterior or ventral position in a quadrupedal body.
- (astronomy) Below the horizon.
- (economics) Denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.
- (typography) Printed in subscript.
- (botany) Situated below some other organ (said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx).
- (anatomy) Situated further below (another part of the body), a direction that in humans corresponds to caudad.
- (botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract.
- (with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
- (law) (of a court or tribunal) Susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
- of or characteristic of low rank or importance
- having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
- falling short of some prescribed norm
- of low or inferior quality
- lower than a given reference point
- written or printed below and to one side of another character
noun
noun
- a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
- a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it
- a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun
- (countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
- A flowering plant of the genus Pseudobahia, native to California.
- (countable) A strong outburst of sunlight.
- (uncountable) A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
noun
- A ray of sunlight descending from between clouds.
- (figurative) A way to be worthy of heaven; virtue or virtuous living.
- A ladder leading to heaven.
- A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.
- (figurative) A tall, craggy, cliff.
- (figurative) A chain of reasoning or actions that progresses to something sublime.
noun
- A sundial.
- A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
- Such a field as part of a clock face; (metonymic) the entire clock face.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A person's face.
- A miner's compass.
- A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
- the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
- a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
- the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
verb
- (transitive) To initiate a connection to a remote computer service such as a database.
- (transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
- (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
- (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
- operate a dial to select a telephone number
- choose by means of a dial
noun
- The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.
- A period of contention of a day or less.
- The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
- (informal or meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
- A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.
- The time taken for the Earth to make a full rotation about its axis with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal day or stellar day.
- (astronomy) The rotational period of a planet.
- The time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice; a solar day.
- A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
- A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time; era.
- An observance lasting for a day, such as an annual holiday.
- a point or period in time
- the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
- time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
- the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
- a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
- an era of existence or influence
- the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
- a period of opportunity
verb
noun
- A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
- a ray of sunlight
- A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet.
- Any of various Australian plants of the genus Rhodanthe.
- A plant, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, that has a broad, yellow flower head.
- herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
- a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
noun
- the rays of the sun
- A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
- a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
- any star around which a planetary system revolves
- The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
- A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
- (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
- Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”).
- (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
- (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
verb
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
- expose one's body to the sun
- (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
- (intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
- (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- (transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
name
noun
- the rays of the sun
- All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
- Synonym of sunrise.
- (attributive) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
- (figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
verb
noun
- the rays of the sun
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
adj
noun
adj
verb
noun
noun
verb
noun
noun
- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
- (astronomy) The point on the celestial sphere toward which the Sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
- the highest point (of something)
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.
- A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
- (motor racing) The part of a corner where the racing line is nearest the inside of the bend.
- (mining, US) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular corner fence.
- The deepest part of a tooth's root.
- (attributive, ecology) The top of the food chain.
- A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
- (botany) The growing point of a shoot.
- A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
- The lowest part of the human heart.
- (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
- The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- (geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
- (physics) The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
- A conical priest cap.
noun
noun
- a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
- a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it
- a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun
- (countable) A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
- A flowering plant of the genus Pseudobahia, native to California.
- (countable) A strong outburst of sunlight.
- (uncountable) A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
noun
- A ray of sunlight descending from between clouds.
- (figurative) A way to be worthy of heaven; virtue or virtuous living.
- A ladder leading to heaven.
- A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.
- (figurative) A tall, craggy, cliff.
- (figurative) A chain of reasoning or actions that progresses to something sublime.
noun
- A sundial.
- A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.
- Such a field as part of a clock face; (metonymic) the entire clock face.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A person's face.
- A miner's compass.
- A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- A panel on a radio etc showing wavelengths or channels; a knob that is turned to change the wavelength etc.
- the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
- the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
- a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
- the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
verb
- (transitive) To initiate a connection to a remote computer service such as a database.
- (transitive) To control or select something with a dial, or (figuratively) as if with a dial.
- (intransitive) To use a dial or a telephone.
- (transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
- operate a dial to select a telephone number
- choose by means of a dial
noun
- The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.
- A period of contention of a day or less.
- The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
- (informal or meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
- A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.
- The time taken for the Earth to make a full rotation about its axis with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal day or stellar day.
- (astronomy) The rotational period of a planet.
- The time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice; a solar day.
- A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
- A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time; era.
- An observance lasting for a day, such as an annual holiday.
- a point or period in time
- the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
- time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
- the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
- the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
- a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
- an era of existence or influence
- the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
- a period of opportunity
verb
noun
- A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
- a ray of sunlight
- A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet.
- Any of various Australian plants of the genus Rhodanthe.
- A plant, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, that has a broad, yellow flower head.
- herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
- a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
adj
- Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
- Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
- Employing solar power.
- Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence.
- relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
noun
adj
- (astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
- Of low rank, standard or quality.
- (zoology) Situated in a relatively low posterior or ventral position in a quadrupedal body.
- (astronomy) Below the horizon.
- (economics) Denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.
- (typography) Printed in subscript.
- (botany) Situated below some other organ (said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx).
- (anatomy) Situated further below (another part of the body), a direction that in humans corresponds to caudad.
- (botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract.
- (with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
- (law) (of a court or tribunal) Susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
- of or characteristic of low rank or importance
- having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
- falling short of some prescribed norm
- of low or inferior quality
- lower than a given reference point
- written or printed below and to one side of another character