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
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Menu Vegan food has come a long way since the days of putting an entire portobello cap on a dry bun and calling it a burger.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
She was dressed casually in jeans and a brown jacket with her blonde hair in a low bun.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Served on a soft brioche buns with American-style cheese (which melts way better than cheddar) and creamy kewpie mayo, the burgers are ultra-tender, seasoned well and have a great char, and the onion jam and tasty sauces are delicious.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The crispy beef patties are smashed thin, topped with tangy pickles and razor-thin sweet onions, and then sandwiched between fluffy buns.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Cape Town favors pickled fish curry with a side of hot cross buns.
—Shane Mitchell, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
Serve them with toothpicks or pile into slider buns for mini-meatball sandwiches.
10 of 19
Sweet Potato Fritters with Yogurt-Chive Dipping Sauce
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Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, fritters are what appetizer dreams are made of.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, a 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels, is hauling buns to Central Indiana this weekend in time for the total solar eclipse.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
Chicagoans generally pride themselves on dressing their dogs with other condiments, including mustard, neon-green relish, onion, tomato, a pickle spear, sport peppers and celery salt, all on a poppy seed bun.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Menu Vegan food has come a long way since the days of putting an entire portobello cap on a dry bun and calling it a burger.
—PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
She was dressed casually in jeans and a brown jacket with her blonde hair in a low bun.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
Served on a soft brioche buns with American-style cheese (which melts way better than cheddar) and creamy kewpie mayo, the burgers are ultra-tender, seasoned well and have a great char, and the onion jam and tasty sauces are delicious.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The crispy beef patties are smashed thin, topped with tangy pickles and razor-thin sweet onions, and then sandwiched between fluffy buns.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
Cape Town favors pickled fish curry with a side of hot cross buns.
—Shane Mitchell, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
Serve them with toothpicks or pile into slider buns for mini-meatball sandwiches.
10 of 19
Sweet Potato Fritters with Yogurt-Chive Dipping Sauce
View Recipe
Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, fritters are what appetizer dreams are made of.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, a 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels, is hauling buns to Central Indiana this weekend in time for the total solar eclipse.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
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BUN
noun
: the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood
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