{
    "term": "sun",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the star that shines in the sky during the day and gives the earth heat and light",
            "labels": "(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**The sun was shining** and birds were singing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **sun’s rays**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **sun rises** highest in the sky during the summer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **rising/setting sun**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun was just setting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A pale wintry sun shone through the clouds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vampire is killed by the first rays of the morning sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was getting cooler as the sun sank below the horizon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Just then, a watery sun broke through the clouds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The clouds darkened, obliterating the sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The distant mountains glowed in the light of the setting sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun climbed higher in the sky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun moved slowly westward."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun was up now, and strong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Venus orbits the Sun in just under one Earth year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Space"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bright", "brilliant", "golden"],
                "verb + sun": ["block", "block out", "blot out"],
                "sun + verb": ["climb", "come up", "rise"],
                "sun + noun": ["god", "worshipper", "lounge"],
                "preposition": ["in the sun", "into the sun", "out of the sun"],
                "phrases": [
                    "everything under the sun",
                    "exposure to the sun",
                    "the heat of the sun"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the light and heat from the sun",
            "sensetop": "in the sunout of the sun",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the warmth of the afternoon sun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun was blazing hot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This room gets the sun in the mornings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat in the sun.",
                    "contextForm": "in the sun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The harvested crop is dried in the hot Indian sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They've booked a holiday in the sun *(= in a place where it is warm and the sun shines a lot)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We did our best to keep out of the sun.",
                    "contextForm": "out of the sun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her face had obviously **caught the sun** *(= become red or brown)* on holiday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Too much sun ages the skin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was driving westwards and I **had the sun in my eyes** *(= the sun was shining in my eyes)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Patients are advised to avoid sun exposure for six weeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went out into the sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was enjoying the feel of the sun on his back."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The evening sun slanted through the window."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The helmets were glinting in the sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The north side of the garden never gets any sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun caught her dazzling copper hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun glinted on the blades."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun struck the steep blue slates of the roof."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun warmed his face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This plant likes a dryish soil in full sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "wrinkles caused by sun damage"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather", "Physics and chemistry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bright", "brilliant", "golden"],
                "verb + sun": ["block", "block out", "blot out"],
                "sun + verb": ["climb", "come up", "rise"],
                "sun + noun": ["god", "worshipper", "lounge"],
                "preposition": ["in the sun", "into the sun", "out of the sun"],
                "phrases": [
                    "everything under the sun",
                    "exposure to the sun",
                    "the heat of the sun"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "any star around which planets move",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make good use of opportunities, good conditions, etc. while they last",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize that you are talking about a very large number of things",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We talked about everything under the sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’ve been called all the names under the sun!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is nothing new under the sun *(= in the world)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when the sun rises or sets",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I get up with the sun."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sʌn/",
                "audio": "su/sun/sun__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sʌn/",
                "audio": "su/sun/sun__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sunne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zon and German Sonne, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hēlios and Latin sol."
}