sunburst

sun·burst (s

bûrst

)

1. A sudden burst of sunlight, as through broken clouds.

a. A pattern or design consisting of a central disk with radiating spires projecting in the manner of sunbeams.

b. A jeweled brooch with such a design.

sunburst [ˈsʌnˌbɜːst]

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a burst of sunshine, as through a break in the clouds

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a pattern or design resembling that of the sun

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a jewelled brooch with this pattern

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Noun	1.	sunburst - a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds sunlight, sunshine, sun - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
	2.	sunburst - a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it pattern, design, figure - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
	3.	sunburst - a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun breastpin, broach, brooch - a decorative pin worn by women

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breastpin broach brooch design Facial Expressions, Miscellaneous figure hair knife pleat pattern pleat skirt sun sunburst pleat sunburst pleats sunlight sunray pleat sunray pleats sunshine	In New York, for instance, the price had to be raised to $240, which lifted the telephone as high above the mass of the citizens as though it were a piano or a diamond sunburst. The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context Everything is gray except the green grass, which seems like emerald amongst it, gray earthy rock, gray clouds, tinged with the sunburst at the far edge, hang over the gray sea, into which the sandpoints stretch like gray figures. Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context and in her unresting activities, and her fearless ways, and her sunbursts and cloudbursts, she is always bringing George back to me. A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context	sun-ray lamp Sun-struck sun-synchronous orbit sun-worship Sun. sunbake sunbaked sunbath sunbathe sunbather sunbathing sunbeam sunbed Sunbelt sunberry sunbird sunblind Sunblink sunblock sunbonnet sunbow sunburn sunburned Sunburning sunburnt sunburst sunburst pleat sunburst pleats Sunbury-on-Thames sunchoke suncream Suncup Sunda Islands Sunda Strait Sundacarpus Sundacarpus amara sundae Sundanese Sundart Sunday Sunday best Sunday clothes Sunday driver Sunday letter Sunday painter Sunday paper Sunday punch Sunday school sunday-go-to-meeting Sundayism sundeck	sunblind sunblinds sunblinds Sunblink sunblock sunblock sunblocks sunblocks sunbonnet sunbow sunbows sunburn sunburn sunburn Sunburn Cell sunburn cells sunburn cells sunburn cells sunburned sunburned sunburned sunburning sunburning sunburning sunburns sunburns sunburns sunburnt sunburnt sunburnt sunburst sunburst appearance sunburst light sunburst light sunburst pattern sunburst pleat sunburst pleats sunbursts Sunbury Sunbury on Thames Sunbury on Thames Sunbury-on-Thames Sunbury-on-Thames SUNC Sunch'on Suncheon Suncheon-shi Suncheon-si sunchillo Sunchine State (Australia) Sunchine State (Australia) Sunchine State (Australia) sunchoke sunchoke Sunchon Sunchon-shi Sunchon-si Sunclipse SunCoast Area Teacher Training Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health Suncoast Communities Blood Bank

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In New York, for instance, the price had to be raised to $240, which lifted the telephone as high above the mass of the citizens as though it were a piano or a diamond sunburst.

The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context

Everything is gray except the green grass, which seems like emerald amongst it, gray earthy rock, gray clouds, tinged with the sunburst at the far edge, hang over the gray sea, into which the sandpoints stretch like gray figures.

Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context

and in her unresting activities, and her fearless ways, and her sunbursts and cloudbursts, she is always bringing George back to me.

A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context

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