ALL meanings of place in the sun
place in the sun
P p - noun place in the sun (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes. 1
- noun place in the sun the sun considered with reference to its position in the sky, its visibility, the season of the year, the time at which or the place where it is seen, etc. 1
- noun place in the sun a self-luminous heavenly body; star. 1
- noun place in the sun sunshine; the heat and light from the sun: to be exposed to the sun. 1
- noun place in the sun a figure or representation of the sun, as a heraldic bearing usually surrounded with rays and marked with the features of a human face. 1
- noun place in the sun something likened to the sun in brightness, splendor, etc. 1
- noun place in the sun Chiefly Literary. clime; climate. glory; splendor. 1
- noun place in the sun sunrise or sunset: They traveled hard from sun to sun. 1
- noun place in the sun Archaic. a day. a year. 1
- verb with object place in the sun to expose to the sun's rays. 1
- verb with object place in the sun to warm, dry, etc., in the sunshine. 1
- verb with object place in the sun to put, bring, make, etc., by exposure to the sun. 1
- verb without object place in the sun to be exposed to the rays of the sun: to sun in the yard. 1
- idioms place in the sun against the sun, Nautical. counterclockwise. 1
- idioms place in the sun place in the sun, a favorable or advantageous position; prominence; recognition: The new generation of writers has achieved a place in the sun. 1
- idioms place in the sun under the sun, on earth; anywhere: the most beautiful city under the sun. 1
- idioms place in the sun with the sun, Nautical. clockwise. 1
- noun place in the sun a prominent or favourable position 0
- noun place in the sun a prominent or favorable position 0