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sun • glass • es / ' sAnglresss / noun [ plural ]

dark glasses that you wear in strong light a pair of sunglasses

sunk

form of sink 1

sun • light / ' sAnlait/ noun [ noncount ]

the light from the sun

The room was full of sunlight.

sun • ny / ' sAni / adjective ( sun - ni er , sun - ni - est )

bright and warm with light from the sun a sunny day

Tomorrow will be warm and sunny.

sun • rise / ' sAnraiz/ noun [ count, noncount ] the time in the morning when the sun comes up They were up before sunrise.

—SYNONYM dawn

sun • screen / ' sAnskrin / noun [ noncount ]

a cream that you put on

your skin to protect it SUnSet

from the sun

sun .set / sMisn/ j

noun

[ count, noncount ]

the time in the evening I when the sun goes down | The park closes at sunset. I

sun • shine / ' sAnJain / [noncount]

the light and heat from the sun We sat outside in the sunshine .

sun • tan / ' sAntren / ( also tan ) noun [count]

When you have a suntan , your skin is brown because you have been in the hot sun I'm trying to get a suntan .

—Look at sunburn .

sun • tanned / sAntrend / ( also tanned / trend / )

adjective

suntanned arms

su • per / ' supsr / adjective ( informal )

very good

That was a super meal. —SYNONYM wonderful

su • perb / su' psrb / adjective

very good or beautiful a superb vacation

The view from the window is superb.

su • per • fi • cial / isupsr' fijl / adjective

not knowing or thinking about something in a deep or complete way

She only had a superficial knowledge of the subject.

su •per •in • ten • dent / |supsrin' tendsnt /

noun [ count ]

a person who is in charge of all the schools in a particular area

a person who is in charge of a building, and makes small repairs to it

su • pe • ri • or / ss ' pirisr / adjective

better or more important than another person or thing I think ground coffee is superior to instant coffee.

—ANTONYM inferior su • per • la • tive / sa 'parlativ / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the form of an adjective or

adverb that shows the most of something

"Most intelligent," "best," and "fastest" are all superlatives.

— Look at comparative .

su • per • la • tive adjective

"Youngest" is the superlative form of "young."

su • per • mar • ket / ' supa^markat /

[ count ] a big store where you can buy food and other things for your home —Look at grocery store . Word building

In a supermarket, you put the things you want to buy in a shopping cart or a basket . You pay for your shopping at the checkout .

su • per • nat • u • ral / isupar' nffitfaral /

adjective that cannot be explained by the laws of science It's a story about a boy with supernatural powers.

su • per • son • ic / isupar' sanik / adjective

( PHYSICS ) faster than the speed of sound a supersonic jet

su • per • star / ' suparstar / noun [ count ]

a person, such as a singer or movie star, who is very famous and successful

su • per • sti • tion / isupar' stijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a belief in good and bad luck and other things that cannot be explained

People say that walking under a ladder brings bad luck, but it's just a superstition.

su • per • sti • tious / isupar' stifas / adjective

A lot of people are superstitious about the number 13.

su • per • vise / ' suparvaiz / verb ( su - per - vis - es , su per vis - ing , su per - vised )