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# sunshine

«sunshine» in Mova's school dictionary: **the light and warmth that come from the sun** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sunshine, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sunshine is the light and warmth that come from the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#m1)

2) Sunshine can mean happiness or cheerfulness, and «sunshine» is also a friendly name for someone (mostly British). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, sunshine gives plants energy to make food (photosynthesis) and helps your body make vitamin D; it also carries ultraviolet rays that can burn your skin. In safety lessons (especially in Australia and NZ): «Slip, slop, slap, seek, slide» — wear a shirt, sunscreen, a hat, find shade and wear sunglasses. Phrases: in the sunshine, bright sunshine, sunshine and showers.

### examples

- We played in the sunshine all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x1)
- Plants need sunshine to grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x2)
- Put on sun cream before you go out in the sunshine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x3)
- The sunshine made the snow melt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x4)
- After the rain came bright sunshine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x5)
- Morning, sunshine! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x6)
- Sunshine helps your body make vitamin D. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x7)
- The forecast says sunshine and showers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x8)
- Then came sunshine to the mill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/#x9)

### note

Uncountable: no plural, not «a sunshine» (except a sunshine of a person, informal). One word. Never look straight at the sun, even on a sunny day, as it can hurt your eyes.

### In the corpora

- [They also need sunshine of a special kind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/329-tortoises-lizards-and-geckos-as-pets-heat-light-and-washing-hands/2/)
- [A magnifying glass in sunshine focuses heat that burns insects, so it is never used on living things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/71-wild-animals-zoos-and-kindness/14/)
- [They cheered — then looked outside: sunshine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/440-april-fools-day/1/)
- [«A fair-weather friend is here for the sunshine and gone when it rains, sugar,» Grandma says.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/470-the-friend-who-only-calls-when-they-need-something/27/)
- [Wind, sunshine and flowing water keep coming back, so they are called renewable.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/32-fuels-the-sun-and-saving-energy/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sunshine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sunshine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.