sunup
sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.
Origin of sunup
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How to use sunup in a sentence
He had a short-waisted, thin body and abnormally long, thin legs, like the shadow a man casts at sunup.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbAs for orders, why, we start work at sunup, and Slushy dips out breakfast before that.
The Night Riders | Ridgwell CullumThe atmosphere had been freshened by a generous shower of rain a few hours before sunup.
Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes | Stella M. FrancisShortly after sunup, the girls arose, put on their bathing suits, and went down to the beach for a before-breakfast plunge.
Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes | Stella M. FrancisBut when yer on a long watch with a feller, an' got ter see him from sunup ter moonrise, it's better ter overlook a lot o' things.
Ted Strong's Motor Car | Edward C. Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for sunup
/ (ˈsʌnˌʌp) /
another name (esp US) for sunrise (def. 3)
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