Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced and sometimes containing dried fruit.
- n. A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
- n. Slang A drunken spree.
- n. Slang One of the buttocks. Often used in the plural.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A slightly sweetened and flavored roll or biscuit; a sweet kind of bread baked in small cakes, generally round.
- n. A dry stalk; the dry stalk of hemp stripped of its rind.
- n. The tail of a hare.
- n. A rabbit. Also called bunny.
- n. A flat-bottomed boat square at both ends.
Wiktionary
- n. A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
- n. A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
- n. A drunken spree.
- n. A newbie.
- adj. good (positive)
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. any of a variety of slightly sweetened or plain raised cakes or bisquits, often having a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust.
- n. a type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered into a coil or knot at the top of the head.
- n. the buttocks.
- n. same as blood urea nitrogen; the concentration of nitrogen in blood present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of kidney function.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Etymologies
- Middle English bunne, probably from Old French bugne, boil, of Celtic origin.Origin unknown.Dialectal, hind part of a rabbit or squirrel, from Scottish Gaelic, stump, bottom, from Old Irish.
Examples
“The cross on top of the bun is the most interesting part.”
“Hi look we can afford TWO expensive homes' look how happy we are.weird. the bun is just scrumptious!”
“The top bun is very dry and a small part snapped off.”
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“My looney bun is fine Benny Lava could be the new All your base are belong to us, which is nice.”
“I can't wait to read about how your little bun is going to enchant you with his charms.”
“Just remember if you're getting 6 wet dipers and about 3 poop, the bun is getting enough of your fantastic milk.”
“What They Got Right - The bun is soft and chewy, if not a bit sweaty like a real Chick-Fil-A.”
“The hamburger bun is fine, and I was down with their homemade “remoulade tartar sauce” (a tasty blend of ketchup, mayo, and pickles).”
“The word bun comes from the Saxon word boun meaning “sacred ox”.”
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“Even withthe large burger, the bun is really big (some may say too big)”
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food collection
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