-adj. 3. summery, summerlike, summerly, estival; warm-weather, seasonal, seasonable; vacation, Chiefly Brit, holiday.
4. sunny, sunshiny, bright, warm, hot, baking, sultry, sweltering, humid, muggy, sticky, close.
-v. 5. spend the summer, estivate, go or repair to for the summer, have a summer home or beach cottage in; pass the summer, relax, rest, retire,
summerhouse, n. 1. parkhouse, gardenhouse, pavilion, gazebo, (in Turkey and Iran) kiosk; pergola, arbor, bower, trellis, lattice, leafy shelter; grotto, alcove, recess; greenhouse, conservatory.
2. retreat, refuge, haven, shelter, hermitage; asylum, resort, sanctuary, ark, covert, hideaway, mew.
summit, n. 1. apex, vertex, apogee, crest, heights, pinnacle, peak, spire, point, tip, tiptop; top, cap, crown, headpiece, head.
2. prime, heyday, bloom, full flower; ideal, aspiration, goal, aim, objective.
3. acme, zenith, maximum, climax, culmination, crowning point, Latin, ne plus ultra; meridian, sublimity, supremacy, best, finest, perfection, consummation; extreme, utmost, uttermost, U.S. Slang, the most, U.S. Slang, the greatest.
4. top level, high echelon, highest grade or rank,
summon, v. 1. call, call upon, ask, invite, signal; bid, tell, request, ask for, call for; command, order, direct, require, adjure, charge, instruct, stipulate, demand, exact.
2. convoke, convene, muster, assemble, call together, convocate.
3. call to witness, command to appear, serve with a writ, Law. arraign, Law. subpoena, cite.
4. Often
summon up a. rouse, arouse, call up, provoke, call into action; excite, work oneself up, nerve oneself, get up steam; muster up, gather up; impassion, inspire, set astir; awaken, wake up.
b. recall, recollect, remember, revive; conjure up, call up, bring to mind, refresh the memory, fan the embers, rekindle; retrace, review, look back upon, keep in mind.
summons, n. 1. signal, alarm, tocsin; invocation, invitation, bidding, calling, call, appeal, notice, notification, request.
2. order, dictate, dictation, dictum, instruction, direction, directive, behest, Archaic, hest, imperative; exaction, imposition, requirement, demand, requisition, assignment; commandment, precept, prescript, prescription, enjoinment, ordainment; mandate, decree, edict, proclamation.
3. warrant, authorization, citation, All Law. writ, subpoena, habeas corpus, arraignment.
sumptuous, adj. expensive, costly, dear, high-priced, exorbitant, extravagant; valuable, precious, priceless, inestimable; rich, opulent, lavish, magnificent, splendid, luxurious, gorgeous; dazzling, showy, splendor-ous; imposing, palatial, stately, august, majestic; plush, deluxe, Inf. posh, Inf. swank, Inf. ritzy; regal, royal, imperial, kingly, princely; awe-inspiring, inspiring, Archaic, magnific; elegant, graceful, handsome, beautiful, Scot. wally, Inf. eye-filling; lordly, exalted, lofty, sublime, high, elevated; remarkable, grand, conspicuous, superb, supreme, prominent, preeminent,
sun, n. 1. luminary, source of light, star of day, Archaic, daystar, heaven's bright light, Inf. old sol, Literary. Phoebus; orb, sphere, fireball, ball of fire; Helios, Sol, Hyperion, Mithras, Ra, Shamash, Utu; Meteorol. parhelion, star.
2. sunshine, sunlight, daylight. See - sunshine (defs. 1-4). sunburned, adj. 1. inflamed, burned, blistery, peeling; red, reddened, ruddy, crimson, scarlet; wind-burned, chapped.