“the sun”

The following 8 entries include the term the sun.

cycle of the sun

: a period of 28 years at the end of which the days of the month according to the Julian calendar return to the same days of the week

glory-of-the-sun

noun

: a small bulbous scapose Chilean perennial herb (Leucocoryne ixioides) of the family Amaryllidaceae often cultivated for its lavender flowers that are borne in few-flowered umbels and have an involucre of two linear bracts

line of the Sun

: a line that may begin on any part of the hand but ascends the palm to the Mount of Apollo and that is usually held by palmists to indicate possession of exceptional talents leading toward success in life

Mount of the Sun

: mount of apollo

day/moment/time in the sun

noun phrase

: a period of being popular or getting a lot of attention

place in the sun

noun phrase

: a very good, successful, or desirable position

the sun is in someone's eyes

idiom

: the bright light of the sun is shining directly in someone's eyes


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