Definition of bun Bun

/bʌˈn/ - [bun] - bun

We found 15 definitions of bun from 8 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: buns

bun - small rounded bread either plain or sweet
  roll
  staff of life, bread, breadstuff food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
  tea bread sweetened buns to be eaten with tea
  frankfurter bun, hotdog bun a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter
  hamburger bun, hamburger roll a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty
  brioche a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
  crescent roll, croissant very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
  hard roll, vienna roll yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
  soft roll yeast-raised roll with a soft crust
  kaiser roll rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center
  parker house roll yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking
  clover-leaf roll yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan
  onion roll yeast-raised roll flavored with onion
  coffee roll, sweet roll any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bun (Noun)
    A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
  • bun (Noun)
    A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
  • bun (Noun)
    A drunken spree.
  • bun (Noun)
    A newbie.
  • bun (Noun)
    A squirrel or rabbit.
  • bun (Verb)
    To smoke cannabis.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bun (n.)
    Alt. of Bunn

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary ÎĐ

  • bun
    A language of Papua New Guinea.
  • bun
    A roll of hair that is worn at the back of the head.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bun
    bun, n. a kind of sweet cake. [Prob. from O. Fr. bugne, a swelling.]
  • bun
    bun, n. a dry stalk: a hare's scut: a rabbit. [Prob. Gael. bun, a root.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • bun
    A common name for a rabbit, also for the monosyllable. To touch bun for luck; a practice observed among sailors going on a cruize.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A bun is a type of food made out of bread.

    A bun can be either savoury (like a hot dog) or sweet (like a hot cross bun or a bun with icing and a cherry on top).

Part of speech

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  • bun, noun, singular of buns.

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