1
: a sweet or plain small bread
especially
: a round roll
2
: a knot of hair shaped like a bun
3
Examples of bun in a Sentence
Noun (1)
an exercise to firm your buns
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
At the end of the film on the beach, there’s a little moment when his legs fold around himself in a spiral, like a cinnamon bun, which was done on the reference table.
—Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Protective styles like low buns or braids can also reduce frizz throughout the day.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Easter celebrates rebirth and the start of spring, and the full diversity of Chicago’s culinary scene is on display as restaurants and bakeries offer a wide variety of traditional foods for the holiday including hot cross buns, magiritsa and colomba.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Big Buford is made with two beef hamburger patties, two slices of American cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomato, red onion, dill pickles, ketchup, mustard, and mayo, all on a toasted bun.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
At the end of the film on the beach, there’s a little moment when his legs fold around himself in a spiral, like a cinnamon bun, which was done on the reference table.
—Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Protective styles like low buns or braids can also reduce frizz throughout the day.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Easter celebrates rebirth and the start of spring, and the full diversity of Chicago’s culinary scene is on display as restaurants and bakeries offer a wide variety of traditional foods for the holiday including hot cross buns, magiritsa and colomba.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Bun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bun. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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BUN
noun
: the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood
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