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Synonyms

abstract, digest, encapsulation, epitome, outline, précis, recapitulation, résumé, roundup, sum, synopsis; also abbreviation, abridgement, condensation, curtailment, shortening; brief; rundown; simplification

sum·ma·tion noun 1 : a summing up

2 : a speech in court summing up the arguments in a case

sum·mer noun : the season of the year in a region in which the sun shines most directly : the warmest period of the year

— sum·mery adjective

sum·mer·house noun : a covered structure in a garden or park to provide a shady retreat

summersault variant of SOMERSAULT

summer squash noun : any of various squashes (as zucchini) used as a vegetable while immature

sum·mit noun 1 : the highest point

2 : a conference of highest-level officials

Synonyms

acme, apex, climax, crown, culmination, head, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, tip-top, top, zenith—more at HEIGHT

sum·mon verb [ORIGIN: ME somnen, somonen, fr. AF somondre, fr. VL *summonere, alter. of L summonēre to remind secretly]

1 : to call to a meeting : CONVOKE

2 : to send for; also : to order to appear in court

3 : to evoke esp. by an act of the will <~ up courage>

— sum·mon·er noun

Synonyms

assemble, call, convene, convoke, muster—more at CONVOKE

sum·mons noun, plural sum·mons·es 1 : an authoritative call to appear at a designated place or to attend to a duty

2 : a warning or citation to appear in court at a specified time to answer charges

sump·tu·ous adjective : extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent : LUXURIOUS

Synonyms

deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, plush—more at LUXURIOUS

sum up verb : to tell in or reduce to a summary : SUMMARIZE

Synonyms

abstract, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recapitulate, summarize, wrap up

1sun noun 1 : the shining celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat

2 : a celestial body like the sun

3 : SUNSHINE

— sun·less adjective

2sun verb sunned; sun·ning 1 : to expose to or as if to the rays of the sun

2 : to sun oneself

Sun abbreviation Sunday

sun·bath noun : an exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp

— sun·bathe verb

sun·beam noun : a ray of sunlight

sun·block noun : a preparation used on the skin to prevent sunburn (as by blocking ultraviolet radiation)

sun·bon·net noun : a bonnet with a wide brim to shield the face and neck from the sun

1sunburn verb -burned or -burnt ; -burn·ing : to cause or become affected with sunburn

2sunburn noun : a skin inflammation caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation esp. from sunshine

sun·dae noun : ice cream served with topping

Sun·day noun : the 1st day of the week : the Christian Sabbath

sun·der verb : to force apart

Synonyms

break up, disconnect, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, resolve, separate, sever, split, unyoke—more at SEPARATE

sun·di·al noun : a device for showing the time of day from the shadow cast on a plate by an object with a straight edge

sun·down noun : the time at which the sun disappears below the horizon : SUNSET 2

Synonyms

dusk, evening, gloaming, nightfall, sunset, twilight—more at DUSK

sun·dries noun plural : various small articles or items

Synonyms

novelties, notions, odds and ends

sun·dry adjective : SEVERAL, DIVERS, VARIOUS

sun·fish noun 1 : a large marine fish with a deep flattened body

2 : any of numerous often brightly colored No. American freshwater fishes related to the perches and usu. having the body flattened from side to side

sun·flow·er noun : any of a genus of tall New World plants related to the daisies and often grown for the oil-rich seeds of their yellow-petaled dark-centered flower heads

sung past and past participle of SING

sun·glasses noun plural : glasses to protect the eyes from the sun

sunk past and past participle of SINK

sunk·en adjective 1 : covered with water : SUBMERGED

2 : fallen in : HOLLOW <~ cheeks>

3 : lying