sun

noun (usually the sun)

ADJECTIVE

▪ bright, brilliant, golden, red, yellow

▪ hazy, pale, weak, wintry

▪ high, low

▪

The wintry sun was already low in the sky.

▪ rising

▪ dying, setting, sinking, western

▪

The distant mountains glowed in the light of the setting sun.

▪ baking, blazing, burning, harsh, hot, scorching, strong, warm

▪ direct, full

▪

This plant likes a dryish soil in full sun.

▪ afternoon, early, early-morning, evening, late, midday, morning, noon, noonday

▪ midnight

▪

They call Norway the land of the midnight sun.

▪ spring, summer, etc.

▪ August, February, etc.

▪ desert, tropical

▪ Californian, Caribbean, Italian, etc.

VERB + SUN

▪ block, block out, blot out, obliterate

▪

The clouds darkened, obliterating the sun.

▪ soak up

▪

We were lying by the pool, soaking up the afternoon sun.

▪ get

▪

The north side of the garden never gets any sun.

▪

Why don't you go outside and get some sun?

▪ catch (esp. BrE)

▪

You've caught the sun (= become slightly burned).

▪ reflect

▪ orbit

▪

Venus orbits the Sun in just under one Earth year.

SUN + VERB

▪ climb, come up, rise

▪

The sun climbed higher in the sky.

▪

The sun rises in the east.

▪ dip, drop, go down, set, sink

▪

The sun sets in the west.

▪

It was getting cooler as the sun sank below the horizon.

▪ be out, be up

▪

The sun was up now, and strong.

▪ move

▪

The sun moved slowly westward.

▪ appear, break through (sth), come out, emerge, peek out, peek through (sth)

▪

Just then, the sun broke through the clouds.

▪ beam, beat down, blaze down, burn, shine

▪

A brilliant sun shone through the trees.

▪ disappear, go in

▪

The sun went in and it started to rain.

▪ catch sth, glint off sth, glint on sth, hit sth, play on sth, sparkle (on sth)

▪

The sun caught her dazzling copper hair.

▪

The sun glinted on the blades.

▪ stream in, stream through sth

▪

The evening sun streamed in through the window.

▪ strike sth, touch sth

▪

The sun struck the steep blue slates of the roof.

▪ reflect off sth, reflect on sth

▪

The sun reflected off the water.

▪ cast shadows over sth

▪

The setting sun cast long shadows over the landscape.

▪ warm sth

▪

The sun warmed his face.

SUN + NOUN

▪ god

▪ worshipper (usually figurative)

▪ lounge (BrE), room (usually sunroom), terrace (esp. BrE), trap (usually suntrap) (esp. BrE)

▪ bed (esp. BrE), lounger (usually sunbed, etc.) (BrE)

▪ hat, visor

▪ shade (usually sunshade)

▪ tan (usually suntan)

▪ block (usually sunblock), cream (BrE), protection, screen (usually sunscreen)

▪

On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor.

▪ damage, exposure

▪

wrinkles caused by sun damage

PREPOSITION

▪ in the sun

▪

Don't sit in the sun too long.

▪

The helmets were glinting in the sun.

▪

We've booked a holiday in the sun (= in a place that is warm and sunny). (BrE)

▪ into the sun

▪

We went out into the sun.

▪ out of the sun

▪

We did our best to keep out of the sun.

▪ under the sun

▪

an afternoon of lazing under the warm sun

▪

There is nothing new under the sun. (figurative)

▪ sun in

▪

with the sun in her eyes

▪ sun on

▪

He was enjoying the feel of the sun on his back.

PHRASES

▪ everything under the sun (figurative)

▪

We had discussions about everything under the sun.

▪ exposure to the sun

▪

Try to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.

▪ the heat of the sun, the warmth of the sun

▪ the light from the sun, the light of the sun

▪ the rays of the sun, the sun's rays