sunbake

Cook in sunshine

To sunbake is to bask in the sun, especially to tan.

The word is chiefly Australian and New Zealand usage, where it replaces the American sunbathe: We spent the afternoon sunbaking on the beach.

A sunbaked surface has been dried and hardened by prolonged exposure to the sun: sunbaked clay, sunbaked earth.

tanning

melanin

Natural coloring compound

glow · complexion · pigment · exposure · skin · SPF · rays · bronze · bronzed · sunbed

leisure

relaxation

State of being unwound

poolside · siesta · lazing · idling · dozing · sunlounger · deckchair · resort · holiday · vacation

beach

sand

Fine rock particles

seashore · bikini · swimsuit · umbrella · towel · sunhat · dunes · shoreline · boardwalk · deckchair

heat

scorch

Burn superficially

burn · blaze · roast · hotness · scorching · parched · dehydration · heatstroke · temperature · broil

Opposites
sun exposure

sunbakeshade

Darkness from blocked light

shelter · stay indoors · cover up · sunscreen · cloud

temperature/thermal state

sunbakefreeze

Become solid from cold

cool off · cool down · chill · shiver · ice bath

beach/leisure activity type

sunbakeswim

Move through water

swimming · surf · snorkel · dive · wade

Phrases
Family

sunbathe, sunbaked, sunbathing, sunbaking

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