sunbath
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- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌbæθ/
:
baño de sol
- I've just been taking a sunbath.
- take sunbaths
Examples
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Sunbath or something.
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Because I haven't any clothes on, Because I'm taking a sunbath, Because I have a thousand things To do this afternoon.
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I just came down for a sunbath.
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I'll find out for sure tomorrow when Aunt Monica takes me... - ...for my sunbath.
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"First sunbath," "Isn't life beautiful?"
Academic text (2011) -
Aunt Monica promised me she'd take me for a sunbath.
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- Remember Donna and her sunbaths?
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I love her affairs, her retreat under the forsythia, her sunbath among the dry grains.
Fiction book (1994) -
Sifakas' body temperature falls a few degrees at night, another calorie-saving adaptation; when morning comes, they take extended sunbaths high in the trees to bring their temperature back up to normal.
Academic text (2000) -
On sunny weekends, I love to enjoy a sunbath in my backyard.
Synonyms
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Time spent in the sun to tan or feel warm
How Intense
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2.7
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2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sunbath is made of sun and bath, so think of it as taking a 'bath' in warm light. Imagine lying in the sun like you lie in warm water, which is why a sunbath means sitting or lying in the sun to get warm or to tan your skin.