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SUNBURST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sunburst mean?
• SUNBURST (noun)
The noun SUNBURST has 3 senses:
1. a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
2. a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it
3. a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun
Familiarity information: SUNBURST used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("sunburst" is a kind of...):
sun; sunlight; sunshine (the rays of the sun)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sunburst" is a kind of...):
design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sunburst" is a kind of...):
Context examples
Everything is grey—except the green grass, which seems like emerald amongst it; grey earthy rock; grey clouds, tinged with the sunburst at the far edge, hang over the grey sea, into which the sand-points stretch like grey fingers.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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