| 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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