Collocations for sun - noun

bright, brilliant, golden, red, yellow
hazy, pale, weak, wintry
high, low
The wintry sun was already low in the sky.

rising
dying, setting, sinking, western
The distant mountains glowed in the light of the setting sun.

baking, blazing, burning, harsh, hot, scorching, strong, warm
direct, full
This plant likes a dryish soil in full sun.

afternoon, early, early-morning, evening, late, midday, morning, noon, noonday
midnight
They call Norway the land of the midnight sun.

spring, summer, etc.
August, February, etc.
desert, tropical
Californian, Caribbean, Italian, etc.

block, block out, blot out, obliterate
The clouds darkened, obliterating the sun.

soak up
We were lying by the pool, soaking up the afternoon sun.

get
The north side of the garden never gets any sun.
Why don't you go outside and get some sun?

catch (esp. BrE)
You've caught the sun (= become slightly burned).

reflect
orbit
Venus orbits the Sun in just under one Earth year.

climb, come up, rise
The sun climbed higher in the sky.
The sun rises in the east.

dip, drop, go down, set, sink
The sun sets in the west.
It was getting cooler as the sun sank below the horizon.

be out, be up
The sun was up now, and strong.

move
The sun moved slowly westward.

appear, break through (sth), come out, emerge, peek out, peek through (sth)
Just then, the sun broke through the clouds.

beam, beat down, blaze down, burn, shine
A brilliant sun shone through the trees.

disappear, go in
The sun went in and it started to rain.

catch sth, glint off sth, glint on sth, hit sth, play on sth, sparkle (on sth)
The sun caught her dazzling copper hair.
The sun glinted on the blades.

stream in, stream through sth
The evening sun streamed in through the window.

strike sth, touch sth
The sun struck the steep blue slates of the roof.

reflect off sth, reflect on sth
The sun reflected off the water.

cast shadows over sth
The setting sun cast long shadows over the landscape.

warm sth
The sun warmed his face.

god
worshipper (usually figurative)
lounge (BrE), room (usually sunroom), terrace (esp. BrE), trap (usually suntrap)
bed (esp. BrE), lounger (usually sunbed, etc.)
hat, visor
shade (usually sunshade)
tan (usually suntan)
block (usually sunblock), cream (BrE), protection, screen (usually sunscreen)
On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor.

damage, exposure
wrinkles caused by sun damage

in the sun
Don't sit in the sun too long.
The helmets were glinting in the sun.
We've booked a holiday in the sun (= in a place that is warm and sunny). (BrE)

into the sun
We went out into the sun.

out of the sun
We did our best to keep out of the sun.

under the sun
an afternoon of lazing under the warm sun
There is nothing new under the sun. (figurative)

sun in
with the sun in her eyes

sun on
He was enjoying the feel of the sun on his back.

everything under the sun (figurative)
We had discussions about everything under the sun.

exposure to the sun
Try to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.

the heat of the sun, the warmth of the sun
the light from the sun, the light of the sun
the rays of the sun, the sun's rays