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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 cloudsplay

2. a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from itplay

3. a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sunplay

  Familiarity information: SUNBURST used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUNBURST (noun)


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...):

breastpin; broach; brooch (a decorative pin worn by women)


 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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