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sunstroke
noun sun·stroke \-ˌstrōk\
medical : a serious condition that happens when someone has been in the sun too long and that causes a person to stop sweating, have a very high body temperature, and become exhausted or unconscious
Full Definition of SUNSTROKE
: heatstroke caused by direct exposure to the sun
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First Known Use of SUNSTROKE
1829
Rhymes with SUNSTROKE
ad hoc, backstroke, baroque, bespoke, blow smoke, breaststroke, brushstroke, bur oak, chain-smoke, convoke, cork oak, cowpoke, downstroke, evoke, ground stroke, heatstroke, holm oak, in-joke, invoke, keystroke, kinfolk, kinsfolk, menfolk, pin oak, post oak, presoak, provoke, red oak, revoke, scrub oak, she-oak, sidestroke, silk oak, slowpoke, sunchoke, tan oak, townsfolk, uncloak, unyoke, upstroke, white oak, workfolk
SUNSTROKE Defined for Kids
sunstroke
noun sun·stroke \ˈsən-ˌstrōk\
Definition of SUNSTROKE for Kids
: an illness that is marked by high fever and weakness and is caused by exposure to too much sun
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sunstroke
noun sun·stroke \-ˌstrōk\
Medical Definition of SUNSTROKE
: heatstroke caused by direct exposure to the sun
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