Collocations for sun - noun

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

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

baking, blazing, burning, fierce, 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 | autumn, spring, summer, winter | August, February, etc. | desert, tropical | Caribbean, Italian, etc.

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

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

catch
You''ve caught the sun (= become slightly burnt by the sun).

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

god | worshipper | lounge, terrace, trap (also ‘suntrap’) | bed (also ‘sunbed’), lounger (also ‘sunlounger’) | hat (also ‘sunhat’), umbrella, visor | tan (also ‘suntan’) | cream, lotion, oil, protection
On children, use a cream with a high sun protection factor.

damage, exposure
wrinkles caused by sun damage

in the ~
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).

into the ~
We went out into the sun.

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

~ in
with the sun in her eyes

~ on
enjoying the feel of the sun on his back

the rays of the sun/the sun''s rays