bun
1 Americannoun
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any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
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hair gathered into a round coil or knot at the nape of the neck or on top of the head in certain coiffures.
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Slang. buns, the buttocks.
idioms
abbreviation
noun
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a small roll, similar to bread but usually containing sweetening, currants, spices, etc
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any of various types of small round sweet cakes
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a hairstyle in which long hair is gathered into a bun shape at the back of the head
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slang to be pregnant
Etymology
Origin of bun1
1325–75; Middle English bunne, possibly of Romance origin; buñuelo ( def. )
Origin of bun2
First recorded in 1900–05; of uncertain origin
Origin of BUN3
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Her hair was pulled up into a bun, though a long curl had escaped, and she wore jeans and a fitted T-shirt with a math competition logo.
From Literature
“Where have you been?” she chided me, tucking a stray wisp of white hair up into her bun.
From Literature
The teen is wearing black glasses and braided hair styled in a bun with blue highlights.
From Los Angeles Times
The image of Mom twisting her hair into a neat bun while wearing an orange jumpsuit makes me want to hurl.
From Literature
Her deep auburn hair was pulled up in an elegant ballerina bun.
From Literature
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