Sunrise

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  • noun. The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.
  • noun. The sky as the sun rises.
  • noun. An outset or emergence.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The rise or first appearance of the upper limb of the sun above the horizon in the morning; also, the atmospheric phenomena accompanying the rising of the sun; the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; morning.
  • noun. The region or place where the sun rises; the east: as, to travel toward the sunrise.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather.
  • noun. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  • noun. The change in color of the sky at dawn.
  • noun. Any great awakening.
  • adjective. Pertaining to an unusually early time of day.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of an industry or technology; new and developing
  • noun. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
  • noun. the first light of day
  • noun. the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
    • Word Usage
    "It's what we call a sunrise industry rather than a sunset industry, said Beraskow."
    cross-reference
    moonrise  moonset  sunset  
    Equivalent
    new  sunrising  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    atmospheric phenomenon  hour  periodic event  recurrent event  time of day  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    afternoon  autumn  bloom  dawn  daybreak  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aurora  break of day  brightening  cardinal points  chanticleer  
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