sunup

See also: sun-up

English

Etymology

sun + up

Pronunciation

• enPR: sŭnʹŭp, IPA^(key): /ˈsʌnʌp/

Noun

sunup (countable and uncountable, plural sunups)

1. (US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
   • 1909, Edward S. Ellis, Alden the Pony Express Rider‎^[1]:

     “Shagbark, that was risky on your part; even where it lies it is much closer than I like, for we shall all have to see it in the morning.”
     “No, you won’t; it’ll be gone afore sunup.”

2. (US) The change in color of the sky at sunup.

Synonyms

• (time of day): dawn, daybreak, sunrise; see also Thesaurus:dawn

Translations

time of day — see sunrise

change in color of sky — see sunrise

See also

• moonrise
• sundown

Anagrams

• upsun