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Sun, The trademark a British TABLOID daily newspaper which sells more copies than any other daily newspaper in the UK. It generally supports RIGHT-WING and NATIONALIST political ideas, although in the 1997 British election it supported Tony Blair and the Labour Party. It has some articles about events in the news and politics, but many of its stories are about the private lives of well-known people, such as the royal family, television actors, and sports players. Some people have criticized The Sun for making newspapers less intelligent and less concerned with important events or ideas. → see also PAGE THREE GIRL, SUN READER
sun-baked /'sʌnbeɪkt/ adj (usually of a place) hardened by or having a lot of hot sunshine: the sunbaked earth | the sunbaked shores of the Caribbean
sun-bathe /'sʌnbeɪð/ v [I] to sit or lie in strong sunlight, especially with very few clothes on, in order to make the body brown: We've been sunbathing on the beach. —bather n
CULTURAL NOTE Sunbathing is very popular with people in the US and the UK, and many people think it is attractive to have a SUNTAN (=brown skin that white people get from spending time in bright sunlight). However, it is now known that sunbathing can cause skin CANCER and people are worried about this, especially since the hole in the OZONE LAYER was discovered. As a result, people are more careful than in the past about using SUNBLOCK and wearing hats to protect themselves from the sun.
sun-beam /'sʌnbiːm/ n a small quantity or beam of sunlight (especially as seen indoors)
sun-bed /'sʌnbed/ n a bedlike frame on which one lies in the sun, or when using a SUNLAMP
Sun-belt, the /'sʌnbelt/ the southern and southwestern parts of the US, from Virginia to South California, called this because of the hot, sunny climate in this area
sun-block /'sʌnblɒk||-blɑːk/ n [C;U] cream or oil that you rub into your skin, in order to completely stop the sun's light from burning you
sun-bon-net /'sʌnbɒnɪt||-bɑː-/ n an old-fashioned woman's hat used as protection from the sun's heat
sun-burn /'sʌnbɜːn||-bɜːrn/ n [U] (the condition of having) sore skin caused by spending too much time in strong sunlight → compare SUNTAN —burnt, -burned adj
sun cream n [C;U] BrE a cream or oil that you rub into your skin to stop the sun from burning you too much
sun-dae /'sʌndeɪ||-di/ n a dish made from ice cream with fruit, sweet-tasting juice, nuts etc: a strawberry/chocolate sundae
Sun-day /'sʌndi/ written abbrev Sun. n [C;U] the day between Saturday and Monday. In the UK, Sunday is considered the last day of the week, and in the US it is considered the first day of the week: I went to a concert last Sunday. | We're going to a match on Sunday. | Sunday nights are usually pretty quiet. | on Sundays (=each Sunday) | Do you go to church on Sundays? | a Sunday (=one of the Sundays in the year) | My birthday is on a Sunday this year. | the Sunday BrE (=the Sunday of the week being mentioned) | Nan came on the Monday and left on the Sunday. → see Cultural Note at DAY
Sunday 'best n [U] old-fash your/her/my etc Sunday best your best clothes, which you wear only on special occasions. Traditionally, people always wore their best clothes for going to church on Sundays.
Sunday 'driver n an insulting word for someone who annoys other drivers by driving very slowly and carefully, as if he or she only drives on Sundays on pleasure trips: Sorry I'm late – I got stuck behind a Sunday driver!
Sunday Ex'press, The trademark a British TABLOID newspaper sold every Sunday, which generally supports the ideas of the CONSERVATIVE PARTY → see also EXPRESS
Sunday 'joint also Sunday roast n BrE a large piece of meat that has been cooked as part of a traditional British SUNDAY LUNCH
Sunday 'lunch also ,Sunday 'dinner n [U] in the UK, a large traditional meal that is typically eaten at about one o'clock on a Sunday afternoon, with the whole family sitting together
CULTURAL NOTE In the UK, traditional Sunday lunch consists of ROAST meat such as BEEF, chicken, or lamb, served with YORKSHIRE PUDDING, GRAVY, roast potatoes, and other cooked vegetables, with a DESSERT (=sweet dish) served after this. Sunday lunch is traditionally eaten by the whole family together. This does not happen as often as in the past, but many British PUBS and restaurants serve a traditional Sunday lunch.
Sunday 'Mirror, The trademark a British TABLOID newspaper sold every Sunday, which generally supports the ideas of the LABOUR PARTY → see also MIRROR
Sunday 'paper n any of the newspapers which are printed and sold on Sundays. They usually have more pages than daily newspapers and may be divided into different parts or SUPPLEMENTS on subjects such as sport, holidays, business, jobs etc: It takes me all day to read the Sunday papers. | We never get a Sunday paper.
Sunday 'Post, The also The Post trademark a Scottish Sunday newspaper which supports TRADITIONAL values and has many stories about ordinary people. It is very popular in Scotland and is also read by Scottish people in many other parts of the world.
Sunday 'roast n a SUNDAY JOINT
'Sunday school n [C;U] religious teaching for Christian children, given on Sundays. Sunday school classes are separate from the main religious services in a church, but are usually organized by church members.
Sunday 'Sport, The trademark a British TABLOID newspaper sold every Sunday which has almost no serious news stories, but has many stories about sex and SCANDAL (=immoral or shocking events involving famous people), and a lot of pictures of women with no clothes on. It is produced by the same company that produces THE DAILY SPORT.
Sunday 'Telegraph, The trademark a serious British newspaper, known for its generally RIGHT-WING political opinions
Sunday 'Times, The trademark a serious British Sunday newspaper whose political opinions are fairly RIGHT-WING. The Sunday Times was one of the first papers to be divided into SECTIONS (=separate parts), such as a Sports Section and a Business Section, and it is known for having a very large number of these. → see also TIMES
Sunday 'trading BrE || ,Sunday 'opening AmE — n [U] the opening of shops for business on Sundays
sun-deck /'sʌndek/ n a part of a ship where people sit in the sun
sun-der /'sʌndər/ v [T] lit to break into parts, especially violently → see also ASUNDER
sundial
sun-dial /'sʌndaɪəl/ n an apparatus, used especially in former times, which shows the time according to where the shadow of a pointer falls
sun-down /'sʌndaʊn/ n [U] sunset
sun-down-er /'sʌnˌdaʊnər/ n infml, especially BrE an alcoholic drink taken in the evening
sun-drenched /'sʌndrentʃt/ adj (of a place) having a lot of hot sunshine: a sundrenched tropical island