1sun 
/ˈsʌn/ noun
plural suns /ˈsʌn/ noun 1 a the sun also the Sun : the star that the Earth moves around and that gives the Earth heat and light
▪ The rain has stopped and the sun is shining. ▪ The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. ▪ the rising/setting sun ▪ the warmth of the sun's rays
b [count] : any star that has planets which move around it
▪ They dream of traveling to distant suns. 2 [noncount] : the heat or light produced by the sun : sunshine or sunlight
▪ The plant needs full sun. [=it should not be in the shade] ▪ Try to keep out of the sun. ▪ The cat lay basking in the sun. ▪ I couldn't see because the sun was in my eyes. [=the bright light of the sun was shining directly in my eyes] ▪ We went to the beach to get/catch some sun. [=to spend time in the sunlight]
▪ The rain has stopped and the sun is shining. ▪ The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. ▪ the rising/setting sun ▪ the warmth of the sun's rays
b [count] : any star that has planets which move around it
▪ They dream of traveling to distant suns.
▪ The plant needs full sun. [=it should not be in the shade] ▪ Try to keep out of the sun. ▪ The cat lay basking in the sun. ▪ I couldn't see because the sun was in my eyes. [=the bright light of the sun was shining directly in my eyes] ▪ We went to the beach to get/catch some sun. [=to spend time in the sunlight]
in the sun
◊If someone or something has a day/moment/time, etc., in the sun, that person or thing is popular or gets a lot of attention during a period of time.
▪ Organic foods are having their moment in the sun. ▪ The singer is still waiting for his day in the sun.
▪ Organic foods are having their moment in the sun. ▪ The singer is still waiting for his day in the sun.
make hay (while the sun shines) — see hay
place in the sun
: a very good, successful, or desirable position
▪ After years of struggling as an unknown actor, he has finally found his/a place in the sun.
▪ After years of struggling as an unknown actor, he has finally found his/a place in the sun.
under the sun
: in the world — used to emphasize the large number of things that are being mentioned ▪ There is nothing under the sun [=nothing at all] that we cannot do. ▪ We talked about everything under the sun. ▪ She called me every name under the sun.
