sunrise
(adjective) of an industry or technology; new and developing; “high-technology sunrise industries”
sunrise
(noun) the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
sunrise
(noun) atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
(noun) the first light of day; “we got up before dawn”; “they talked until morning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sunrise (countable and uncountable, plural sunrises)
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
Synonyms: sunup, crack of dawn, dawn, sparrow-fart (slang), Thesaurus:dawn
Antonyms: sunset, Thesaurus:dusk
Coordinate term: moonrise
The change in color of the sky at dawn.
(figuratively) Any great awakening.
• Sunseri, insures, nursies, ursines
Source: Wiktionary
Sun"rise`, Sun"ris`ing, n.
1. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise. "The tide of sunrise swells." Keble.
2. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east. Which were beyond Jordan toward the sunrising. Deut. iv. 47 (Rev. Ver.) Full hot and fast the Saxon rides, with rein of travel slack, And, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves the sunrise at his back. Whittier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
