suns
Centers of systems
Suns is the plural of sun—the star at the center of a solar system.
Our sun is the one Earth orbits, but the universe contains countless suns.
The word also pluralizes figurative uses: the suns of distant worlds, basking in the suns of her twin successes.
As a verb form, suns means to expose to sunlight: She suns herself on the deck every afternoon.
Luminous astronomical object
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- sunspotDark stellar surface region
- chromosphereStellar atmospheric zone
prominence · heliosphere · fusion · plasma · dwarf · giant · binary · flare
Day yielding to darkness
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- zenithPoint straight overhead
horizon · daylight · dawn · dusk · meridian · rays · orbit · planetary
Representational sign or device
Curing hides or bronzing
- UVInvisible solar radiation
- sunstrokeHeat illness from exposure
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
Top-tier American court league
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- arenaVenue for contests
- jerseyKnitted pullover garment
mascot · playoffs · championship · court
star
Luminous astronomical object
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- sunspotDark stellar surface region
chromosphere · prominence · heliosphere · fusion · plasma · dwarf · giant · binary · flare · radiation
sunset
Day yielding to darkness
zenith · horizon · daylight · dawn · dusk · meridian · rays · orbit · planetary · solar system
emblem
Representational sign or device
tanning
Curing hides or bronzing
- UVInvisible solar radiation
- sunstrokeHeat illness from exposure
- heatstrokeBody's cooling system failure
NBA
Top-tier American court league
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- arenaVenue for contests
jersey · mascot · playoffs · championship · court
- coin imageryeagles, portraits, crowns, wreaths, shields
- cosmic matterstars, galaxies, dark matter, planets, cosmic dust
- coloring subjectsanimals, butterflies, cats, dinosaurs, dogs
- round thingssphere, ball, globe, circle, orb
- decorative motifsscrolls, flourishes, swirls, spirals, curls
- typographic ornamentsdingbats, flourishes, swashes, filigree, arabesques
sunsmoons
Bodies orbiting planets
planets · black holes · voids · dark matter · asteroids
- sunny dayBright, cloudless period
- under the sunExisting anywhere at all
- sunny side upEggs fried one-sided
- ray of sunshineIncurably upbeat person
- direct sunlightUnobstructed solar rays
- morning sunSunlight before noon
sun, sunny, sunrise, sunlight, sunshine, sundown, sunburn, sunburned, sunglasses