Definition of Sunrise

1. Noun. The first light of day. "They talked until morning"


2. Adjective. Of an industry or technology; new and developing. "High-technology sunrise industries"
Similar to: New

3. Noun. Atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun.
Generic synonyms: Atmospheric Phenomenon

4. Noun. The daily event of the sun rising above the horizon.
Generic synonyms: Periodic Event, Recurrent Event

Definition of Sunrise

1. n. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise.

Definition of Sunrise

1. the ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning [n -S]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunrise

sunnily
sunniness
sunninesses
sunning
Sunnite
Sunni Muslim
sunns
sunny
sunporch
sunporches
sunproof
sunray
sunrays
sunray lamp
sunray pleat
sunrise (current term)
sunrise(a)
sunrises
sunrise industry
sunroof
sunroofs
sunroom
sunrooms
sunrose
suns
sunscald
sunscalds
sunscreen
sunscreening
sunscreens

Literary usage of Sunrise

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1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1883)
"When sunrise had grown to be quite a large girl, her parents said to each ... When sunrise had grown older and her strength had increased so that it was no ..."

2. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Howard Mumford Jones, George Wiley Sherburn, Frank Martindale Webster (1918)
"sunrise i In my sleep I was fain of their fellowship, fain Of the live-oak, the marsh, and the main. The little green leaves would not let me alone in my ..."

3. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Howard Mumford Jones, George Wiley Sherburn, Frank Martindale Webster (1918)
"sunriseยป O cunning green leaves, little masters! In my sleep I was fain of their fellowship, fain Of the live-oak, the marsh, and the All the dull-tissued ..."

4. South African Journal of Science by South African Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"BY COLONEL HE RAWSON, CB, RE, FRMET.Soc., &c. Fellow of the Physical Society. Experiments to ascertain whether there is any special growth at sunrise are ..."

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