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sundae a serving of ice cream with one or more toppings of syrup, fruit, chopped nuts, whipped cream, and the like.
sun dance a ritual dance performed by certain North American Plains Indians at the summer solstice.
Sunday the first day of the week, occurring between the Saturday of the previous week and Monday. [4 definitions]
Sunday best (informal) a person's nicest or dressiest clothing.
Sunday-go-to-meeting (informal) of clothes, manners, or the like, one's best or most presentable.
Sunday punch a boxer's strongest punch. [2 definitions]
Sundays on Sundays; each Sunday; every Sunday.
Sunday school a class, usu. at a church, that offers religious instruction on Sunday.
sun deck a platform, porch, ship's deck, or the like used for sunbathing.
sunder to tear, force, or break apart; divide. [2 definitions]
sundew any of various small marsh plants having sticky hairs that trap insects for food.
sundial an apparatus with a projecting shaft or style that projects a shadow onto a flat circular disk and thus shows the approximate time of day.
sun disk an ancient Near Eastern religious symbol representing the sun god and consisting of a disk and two serpents flanked by a pair of outstretched wings. [2 definitions]
sundog see "parhelion."
sundown the time when the sun sinks below the horizon; sunset.
sundress an informal, lightweight dress that exposes shoulders, arms, and back, typically worn in hot weather.
sundries small, inexpensive things of various kinds.
sundry of various kinds; miscellaneous.
sunfast of a fabric or color, resistant to fading by sunlight.
sunfish any of several small, brightly colored, American freshwater fish having flat, roughly circular bodies, such as the bluegill. [2 definitions]
sunflower any of several tall plants bearing large, yellow, roughly sun-shaped flowers with edible seeds in the center.