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bun¹ Definition

bun (bun)

noun

  1. a small roll made of bread dough, sometimes sweetened or spiced or containing raisins, etc.
  2. hair worn in a roll or knot

Etymology: ME bunne, wheat cake, bun, prob. < OFr buigne, a boil, swelling (> Fr beigne, fruit fritter) < Gaul *bunia

bun² Definition

bun (bun)

noun

Slang a drunken spree

Etymology: prob. contr. < informal (Scot) bung, drunk (short for bung-full, filled to the bung)

bun² Idioms

get a bun on

Slang to become drunk
bun Synonyms

bun

n.

bun Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bake: The farmers give their pigs newly baked buns to eat instead of the harvest he delivers to the state owned bakeries.
  • toast: Serve the burgers hot on the toasted buns and top with cheese, grilled peppers, and lettuce.
  • eat: At Easter people eat hot cross buns which have a cross shape on the top.
  • steam: Rice does not grow well in the arid north, so noodles and steamed buns made of wheat flour are consumed frequently.

Preposition: in

  • oven: Any words from the McMuffin with a bun in the oven?

Adjective modifier

  • iced: Jelly, ice cream and iced buns will be served.
  • sticky: Peters: This puts ' sticky buns ' in its place then don't you think?
  • hot: Hot cross buns are a reminder of the story of the first Good Friday.
  • tight: Her gray hair was invariably tied back in the tight bun whence came her sobriquet.
  • sweet: Huge bamboo towers lining the waterfront are covered with sweet buns, said to bring good fortune to anyone managing to get on.

Modifies a noun

  • tin: Methods: 1. Put the cake papers into the bun tin.
  • tray: GET AN ADULT to put the bun tray into the center of the oven.
  • fight: Cons: Waiting for the bus at the terminal is bit of a bun fight.
  • foot: You can even buy little bun feet to put on the edges to give your kitchen a country look.

Noun used with modifier

  • currant: Instead of cakes or biscuits, try having a currant bun, a slice of melon or some malt loaf with low-fat spread.
  • chou: Make savory choux buns, by adding 60g cheese, mustard and black pepper to the mixture after the eggs.
  • sesame: Serve in a sesame bun with salad, ketchup or mayonnaise.
  • halfpenny: But even fourteen halfpenny buns with A. P. on them in pink sugar do not of themselves make a very grand celebration.
  • hamburger: It's almost impossible to get a hamburger bun without sesame seeds sprinkled on top.
  • burger: Do not put raw meats near salad or burger buns.

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