Definitions for sunrise
ˈsʌnˌraɪzsun·rise

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrownoun

   the first light of day

   "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

2. sunrisenoun

   atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

3. sunriseadjective

   the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

4. sunrise(a)adjective

   of an industry or technology; new and developing

   "high-technology sunrise industries"

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1. sunrisenoun

   The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

   I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise.

2. sunrisenoun

   The change in color of the sky at dawn.

   Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?

3. sunrisenoun

   Any great awakening.

   It was the sunrise of her spirit.

4. sunriseadjective

   Pertaining to an unusually early time of day.

   The sunrise-service will be at 6:30AM.

5. Etymology: Compound of sun + rise

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1. Sunrisenoun

   alt. of Sunrising

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1. Sunrise

   Sunrise or sun up is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sun appears over the eastern horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the Sun crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.

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1. Sunrise

   Sunrise is a free calendar app made for Google Calendar users. Designed with love, Sunrise is a new experience that will make your life easier.

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1. sunrise

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1. • Atmospheric Phenomenon

Anagrams for sunrise »

1. insures, nursies

How to pronounce sunrise?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sunrise in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sunrise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sunrise in a Sentence

1. Rose Marie:

   There was a poem that my dad found, and it was all about donating your parts, you know,' give my eyes to a man who has never seen the sunrise' and the like. He kept showing us the poem. It was really important to them.

2. Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It:

   At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear." It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us." You can love completely without complete understanding.

3. Charles L. Allen:

   There comes a time into almost every life a dark night and it is so easy to feel that is the end, that it will always be dark. Through faith we know that after the dark comes the sunrise. Charles L. Allen

4. Gustave Flaubert:

   That man has missed something who has never left a brothel at sunrise feeling like throwing himself into the river out of pure disgust.

5. Mickey Mehta:

   The sun neither rises nor it sets, it's our movement around it which churns the wheel of progress. Every morning is another chance to progress with sunrise, be determined to transform life and MickeyMize.

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