sunward

sunward
sun NOUN 1) (also Sun) the star round which the earth orbits. 2) any similar star, with or without planets. 3) the light or warmth received from the sun.
VERB (sunned, sunning) (sun oneself) sit or lie in the sun.
under the sun — Cf. ↑under the sun
DERIVATIVES sunless adjective sunlike adjective sunward adjective & adverb sunwards adverb.
ORIGIN Old English.

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