Sunrise Definition

sŭnrīz
noun
The daily appearance of the sun above the eastern horizon.
Webster's New World
The varying time of this.
Webster's New World
The sky as the sun rises.
Saw a beautiful sunrise.
American Heritage
The atmospheric phenomena at this time.
Webster's New World
An outset or emergence.
The sunrise of classical art and sculpture.
American Heritage
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adjective
Designating an industry that is growing rapidly, esp. one that is still in an early stage of development.
Webster's New World
Pertaining to an unusually early time of day.
The sunrise-service will be at 6:30AM.
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Other Word Forms of Sunrise

Noun

Singular:
sunrise
Plural:
sunrises

Origin of Sunrise

  • Compound of sun + rise

    From Wiktionary

Sunrise Sentence Examples

  • Next morning at sunrise, the battle was renewed.

  • It was past sunrise, so she rose and flung off her bed covers.

  • His gaze went to the sunrise, a brilliant display of reds and oranges over the desert.

  • Her face shone with a glowing smile like a summer sunrise.

  • It was found that the method yielding the best results was to make incisions in the poppy-heads soon after sunrise, to collect the juice with the finger immediately after incision and evaporate it as speedily as possible, the colour of the opium being lighter and the percentage of morphia greater than when the juice was allowed to dry on the plant.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUN

Words Ending With

ESEISE

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