BUN
bun, roll
(noun) small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bun (plural buns)
A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.
A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
Synonym: French roll
(Northern England, Ireland) A cupcake.
(slang, British) A drunken spree.
(Internet, slang) A newbie.
(informal, mostly, in the plural) A buttock.
(informal) vagina
Synonyms
• cake
Etymology 2
Noun
bun (plural buns)
(dialect, archaic) A rabbit or sometimes a squirrel.
Etymology 3
Verb
bun (third-person singular simple present buns, present participle bunning, simple past and past participle bunned)
(Caribbean and Multicultural London English, slang) To smoke cannabis.
(Multicultural London English, African-American Vernacular, slang) To shoot.
Noun
bun (plural buns)
(Caribbean and Multicultural London English, slang) marijuana cigarette, joint
Etymology 4
Noun
bun (plural buns or bun)
(Korean units of measure) A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.
Anagrams
• nub
Noun
BUN (uncountable)
Initialism of blood, urea, nitrogen.
Anagrams
• nub
Proper noun
Bun (plural Buns)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bun is the 18793rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1458 individuals. Bun is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (89.92%) individuals.
Anagrams
• nub
Source: Wiktionary
Bun, Bunn, n. Etym: [Scot. bun, bunn, OE. bunne, bonne; fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. bunna, Gael. bonnach, or OF. bugne tumor, Prov. F. bugne a kind of pancake; akin to OHG. bungo bulb, MHG. bunge, Prov. E. bung heap, cluster, bunny a small swelling.]
Definition: A slightly sweetened raised cake or bisquit with a glazing of sugar and milk on the top crust.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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