SUNUP

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


Etymology

Noun

sunup (countable and uncountable, plural sunups)

(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

(US) The change in color of the sky at sunup.

Synonyms

• (time of day): dawn, daybreak, sunrise; see also dawn

Anagrams

• upsun

Source: Wiktionary


Sun"up`, n.

Definition: Sunrise. [Local, U.S.] Such a horse as that might get over a good deal of ground atwixt sunup and sundown. Cooper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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