sunrise

Meanings

Plural: sunrises

Noun

• the first light of day
• atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
• the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
• The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
• The change in color of the sky at dawn.
• Any great awakening.

Adjective Satellite

• of an industry or technology; new and developing
  • "high-technology sunrise industries"

Verb

• To phase in.

Synonyms

ass crack of dawn, aurora, break, break of dawn, break of day, break of the day, butt crack of dawn, cockcrow, crack of dawn, dawn, dawning, daybreak, daylight, dayspring, first light, lauds, morning, solrise, sparrow-fart, sun, sunlight, sunrise, sunrising, sunup

Antonyms

dawn, sundown, sunset

Related Words

moonrise, moonset, rise and shine

Anagrams of sunrise