sunrises

Noun

sunrise (countable and uncountable, plural sunrises)

1. The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
   • I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise.

   Synonyms:

   sunup, daybreak, sparrow-fart, ass crack of dawn, break, break of dawn, break of day, butt crack of dawn, cockcrow, crack of dawn

   Antonyms:

   sunset, sundown, cockshut, crepusculum, dark, dimmity, duckish, dusk, evenfall, mirkning

2. The change in color of the sky at dawn.
   • Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?

   Antonyms:

   sunset

3. (figuratively) Any great awakening.
   • It was the sunrise of her spirit.

   Antonyms:

   sunset

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