sun up
When day begins
Sun up is the time when the sun rises above the horizon, the start of daylight.
It appears most often in the phrase from sun up to sundown, meaning all day long.
The term has a rural, folksy quality compared to the more neutral sunrise or dawn.
Also spelled sunup.
- morningDay's early hours
- bright and earlyVery early morning
- rise and shineCheerful wake-up call
- first lightEarliest morning brightness
- cockcrowDawn, announced by fowl
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