sun-up
sun-up is the alternative form of sunup.
Meaning of sunup
Noun
sunup (countable and uncountable, plural sunups)
- The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
- “Shagbark, that was risky on your part; even where it lies it is much closer than I like, for we shall all have to see it in the morning.”
“No, you won’t; it’ll be gone afore sunup.”1909, Edward S. Ellis, Alden the Pony Express Rider
- Synonyms:
- sunrise, daybreak, dawn, ass crack of dawn, break, break of dawn, break of day, butt crack of dawn, cockcrow, crack of dawn
- “Shagbark, that was risky on your part; even where it lies it is much closer than I like, for we shall all have to see it in the morning.”
- The change in color of the sky at sunup.
Forms of sun-up
| plural | sun-ups |
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Questions about sun-up
- What is sun-up the alternative form of?
- Sun-up is the alternative form of sunup.
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