1
: a sweet or plain small bread
especially
: a round roll
2
: a knot of hair shaped like a bun
3
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Examples of bun in a Sentence
Noun (1)
an exercise to firm your buns
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Most of the yolks feature the unenthusiastic visage of Gudetama, while brioche buns come stamped with the character donning a chef’s toque and reclining in its eggshell.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Noun
Wearing a pink shirt and her hair up in two buns, True excitedly walks over to her dad, who has Tatum on his lap.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Most of the yolks feature the unenthusiastic visage of Gudetama, while brioche buns come stamped with the character donning a chef’s toque and reclining in its eggshell.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bun. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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BUN
noun
: the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood
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