bun¹ Definition
bun (bun)
noun
- a small roll made of bread dough, sometimes sweetened or spiced or containing raisins, etc.
- 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 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.
Browse dictionary entries near bun
- ‹ bumpy
- ‹ bumptious
- ‹ bumpkin
- ‹ bumper-to-bumper
- ‹ bumper sticker
- ‹ bumper
- ‹ bump off
- ‹ bump into
- ‹ bump
- ‹ bummer
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