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 18793^rd 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