bun

[ buhn ]

/ bʌn /

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noun

any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.

hair gathered into a round coil or knot at the nape of the neck or on top of the head in certain coiffures.

buns, Slang. the buttocks.

Nearby words

bumptious, bumptiously, bumpy, bumsters, bumsucking, bun, bun foot, buna, bunch, bunch grass, bunch light

Origin of bun

1325–75; Middle English bunne, of obscure origin

Definition for bun (2 of 3)

bun

[ buhn ]

/ bʌn /

Idioms

have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated: Everyone at the party seemed to have a bun on.

Origin of bun

First recorded in 1900–05; of uncertain origin

Definition for bun (3 of 3)

BUN

blood urea nitrogen: the concentration of nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea, indicating kidney function.

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Examples from the Web for bun

No mayonnaise, only butter, which had been absorbed, sponge-style, into the bun.
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She was smiling, hair pulled back neatly in a bun, and 32 at the time of her death.
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The $6 item comes with a bun and burger along with cheese, ketchup, pickles, and requires about 10 minutes of cooking time.
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“We were very careful about how we got the bun in there,” said Newlands.
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As Mrs. Bun quickly realizes, trying to order anything without spam will only get you into trouble.
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Favart is said to have claimed that he had invented the bun.
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An elephant will eat a bun, but not a mutton chop; a duck will go into the water, but a hen will not.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
She would begin with a bun, and go on through two sorts of jam to Madeira cake, and end with raspberries and cream.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean|May Sinclair
I can buy a hat as easily as I can a bun; but what's under the hat, what the hat covers, I can't buy that!
Crime and Punishment|Fyodor Dostoevsky
One of the features of Michaelmas in Scotland was the concoction and cooking of a giant cake, bun, or bannock.
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British Dictionary definitions for bun

bun

/ (bʌn) /

noun

a small roll, similar to bread but usually containing sweetening, currants, spices, etc

any of various types of small round sweet cakes

a hairstyle in which long hair is gathered into a bun shape at the back of the head

have a bun in the oven slang to be pregnant

Word Origin for bun

C14: of unknown origin

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Medicine definitions for bun

BUN

abbr.

blood urea nitrogen