bun
IPA: bˈʌn
noun
- Senses referring to baked goods.
- A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.
- A bread roll that is served with a savoury filling such as a hamburger or hot dog.
- (Northern England, especially Northumbria) Any bread roll.
- (Northern England, Ireland) A cupcake.
- A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
- (Britain, slang) A drunken spree.
- (Internet slang) A newbie.
- (Canada, US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A buttock.
- (slang) The vagina.
- A rabbit.
- A squirrel.
- The scut or tail of a hare.
- A dry stalk.
- (Caribbean and MLE, slang) marijuana cigarette, joint
- A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.
- A surname from Khmer.
- Initialism of blood urea nitrogen.
verb
- (transitive) To form (the hair) into a bun.
- (Caribbean, MLE and MTE, slang) To smoke cannabis.
- (MLE, African-American Vernacular, slang) To shoot.
- (MLE, slang) To forget.
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Examples of "bun" in Sentences
- She tied her hair up in a messy bun before heading out for her morning run
- The smell of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen as she pulled the golden brown buns out of the oven
- The bunny rabbit hopped across the field, its fluffy white tail twitching above its tiny cotton tail
- He grabbed a hot dog bun and loaded it with ketchup, mustard, and relish before taking a big bite
- The baker carefully shaped each dough into a perfect bun, ensuring they were all uniform in size and shape
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