sunrisenoun
uk/ˈsʌn.raɪz/us/ˈsʌn.raɪz/B1 [ U ] US also sunup the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky:
They went out at sunrise to go bird-watching.
We have to leave before sunup tomorrow.
B1 [ C ] the appearance of the sky when the sun starts to rise:
There was a beautiful sunrise this morning.
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- o'clock
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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