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sun | soon |

As an adjective soon is

occurring within a short time, or quickly.

As an adverb soon is

(label) immediately, instantly.

sun

English

Alternative forms

* (sense) (capitalized) Sun

Proper noun

  • The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary , Oxford University Press, 1998
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    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
    Usage notes
    * The Sun is traditionally regarded as masculine.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
  • The light and warmth which is received from the sun.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Lambs that did frisk in the sun .
  • Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.Webster's College Dictionary , Random House, 2001
  • * Bible, Psalms lxxiv. 11
    • For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
  • * Eikon Basilike
    • I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity.
  • (chiefly, literary) Sunrise or sunset.
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  • *, p.184 (republished 1832):
  • *:whilst many an hunger-starved poor creature pines in the street, wants clothes to cover him, labours hard all day long, runs, rides for a trifle, fights peradventure from sun' to ' sun , sick and ill, weary, full of pain and grief, is in great distress and sorrow of heart.
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    • Derived terms

    * everything under the sun * sunbath * sunbathe * sunblock * sunburn * sun cream * sun cure * sun deck * sundial * sundown * sunflower * sunglass * sunglasses * sun god * sun hat * sun lamp * sunlight * sunly * sunny * sun protection factor * sunrise * sunscreen * sunset * sunshine * sun shower * sunspot * sunstead * sunstroke * suntan * sunup * sun visor * talk about everything under the sun

    Verb

    (sunn)
  • To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines. A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.}}
  • To warm or dry in the sunshine.
  • To be exposed to the sun.
  • To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.

    • See also

    * aphelion * helio- * parhelion * perihelion * solar * sunn

    External links

    * (wikipedia "sun")

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    soon

    English

    (wikipedia soon)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Occurring within a short time, or quickly.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny
    • , chapter=4, title= Pulling the Strings , passage=Soon after the arrival of Mrs. Campbell, dinner was announced by Abboye. He came into the drawing room resplendent in his gold-and-white turban. […] His cummerbund matched the turban in gold lines.}}

    Adverb

    (er)
  • (label) Immediately, instantly.
  • Within a short time; quickly.
  • * , chapter=1
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage=I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal'lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.}}
  • * , chapter=5
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly,
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-04-21, volume=411, issue=8884, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Subtle effects , passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese
  • Early.
  • * Bible, (w) ii. 18
    • How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?
  • Readily; willingly; used with would , or some other word expressing will.
  • * (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
    • I would as soon see a river winding through woods or in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many whimsical figures at Versailles.

    Derived terms

    * get well soon * sooner or later * soon enough * soonish * too soon

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