east vs sun

east

noun
  • One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. 

  • The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. 

adv
  • towards the east; eastwards 

adj
  • Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward. 

  • Of or pertaining to the east; eastern. 

  • Blowing (as wind) from the east. 

  • From the East; oriental. 

  • Designating, or situated in, the liturgical east. 

sun

noun
  • A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day. 

  • A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system. 

  • The thirty-first Lenormand card. 

  • A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year. 

  • The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot. 

  • Sunrise or sunset. 

  • The light and warmth which is received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight. 

  • A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches). 

  • Something like the sun in brightness or splendor. 

name
  • The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth. 

verb
  • To warm or dry in the sunshine. 

  • To be exposed to the sun. 

  • To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method. 

  • To expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun. 

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