English noun: sunrise |
1. | sunrise (time) the first light of day |
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| Samples | We got up before dawn. They talked until morning.
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| Synonyms | aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunup |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hour, time of day |
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| Antonyms | sundown, sunset |
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2. | sunrise (phenomenon) atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun |
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| Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric phenomenon |
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3. | sunrise (event) the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | periodic event, recurrent event |
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