Synonyms and antonyms of Sun tanning in British Thesaurus

bask (verb)

to relax and enjoy yourself by lying in the sun

burn (verb)

if your skin burns, or if the sun burns it, it becomes red and painful because of the heat from the sun

catch/bag some rays ()

to sit or lie in the sun

catch the sun (British)

Britishinformal to get red painful skin because of being in the sun for too long

overexpose (verb)

to damage your skin by staying in the sun for too long

permatan (noun)

British a brown skin colour that someone has all through the year. It looks as though it was produced by the sun but in fact it is produced by chemicals.

solarium (noun)

a place with special lights called sunlamps and special beds called sunbeds that you lie on to make your skin go brown artificially

SPF (noun)

sun protection factor: a measurement of the protection that a particular suntan lotion gives your skin from the sun

sun (verb)

if a person or animal suns themselves, they sit or lie in the sun

sunbake (verb)

Australian to sit or lie in the sun

sunbathe (verb)

to sit or lie in the sun so that your skin becomes darker. This activity is called sunbathing

sunbed (noun)

British a machine with special lamps that you lie under in order to get a suntan (=make your skin darker)

sunburn (noun)

the condition of having red sore skin that is caused by staying in the sun for too long

sunburnt (adjective)

skin that is sunburnt is red and sore from too much sun

sunlamp (noun)

a lamp that produces a type of light that you use to make your skin darker

suntan (noun)

the dark colour of your skin when you have spent time in the sun

suntan lotion (noun)

a cream, lotion, or oil that you rub onto your skin to stop it from being burned by the sun

suntrap (noun)

a place that is pleasant to sit in because it is often sunny there

sun-worshipper (noun)

informal someone who enjoys lying in the sun and getting a suntan

tan (noun)

a suntan

tan (verb)

if you tan, or if the sun tans your skin, the sun makes your skin darker than it was before

tan (adjective)

American tanned

tan line (noun)

a line on your skin where darker tanned skin meets skin that has not tanned, because it has been covered by your clothes

tanning (noun)

the act of turning skin darker using light

tanning bed (noun)

American a sunbed