BUNNY

bunny, bunny rabbit

(noun) (usually informal) especially a young rabbit

bunny, bunny girl

(noun) a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

bunny (plural bunnies)

A rabbit, especially a juvenile.

A bunny girl: a nightclub waitress who wears a costume having rabbit ears and tail.

(sports) In basketball, an easy shot (i.e, one right next to the bucket) that is missed.

Adjective

bunny (comparative bunnier, superlative bunniest)

(skiing) Easy or unchallenging.

Synonyms

• (easy or unchallenging): nursery

Etymology 2

Noun

bunny (plural bunnies)

(UK dialectal) A swelling from a blow; a bump.

(mining) A sudden enlargement or mass of ore, as opposed to a vein or lode.

Etymology 3

Noun

bunny (plural bunnies)

(UK dialectal) A culvert or short covered drain connecting two ditches.

(UK dialectal) A chine or gully formed by water running over the edge of a cliff; a wooded glen or small ravine opening through the cliff line to the sea.

(UK dialectal) Any small drain or culvert.

(UK dialectal) A brick arch or wooden bridge, covered with earth across a drawn or carriage in a water-meadow, just wide enough to allow a hay-wagon to pass over.

(UK dialectal) A small pool of water.

Etymology 4

Noun

bunny (plural bunnies)

(South Africa) Bunny chow; a snack of bread filled with curry.

Etymology 5

Adjective

bunny (comparative more bunny or bunnier, superlative most bunny or bunniest)

(rare, jocular) Resembling a bun (small bread roll). [since the 1960s, but always rare]

Synonyms

• (resembling a bun): bunlike

Source: Wiktionary


Bun"ny, n. (Mining)

Definition: A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or going out from it.

Bun"ny, n.

Definition: A pet name for a rabbit or a squirrel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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