English Dictionary
◊ SUNRISE
sunrise
adj : of an industry or technology; new and developing;
"high-technology sunrise industries" [syn: {sunrise(a)}]
n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they
talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {morning},
{aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break
of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}]
2: atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of
the sun
3: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon