bun

  • 41bun — Synonyms and related words: Danish, Danish pastry, English muffin, Parker House roll, Yorkshire pudding, bagel, bialy, bialystoker, braid, chignon, clover leaf roll, coffee cake, coil, crescent roll, croissant, cross bun, crumpet, cue, gem, hard… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42bun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. roll, sweet roll, Danish [pastry], hot cross bun; knot, chignon. See food, roughness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. roll, muffin, scone, hot cross bun; see bread 1 , pastry , roll 4 . III (Roget s Thesaurus …

    English dictionary for students

  • 43bun — [14] The word bun first crops up in 1371, in an Anglo Latin document relating to different types of bread. Its origins, however, are completely shrouded in mystery. Equally obscure, but presumably unrelated, is another 83 bureau word bun, which… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44bun — [[t]bʌ̱n[/t]] buns 1) N COUNT: oft n N Buns are small bread rolls. They are sometimes sweet and contain dried fruit or spices. ...a currant bun. 2) N COUNT Buns are small sweet cakes. They often have icing on the top. [BRIT] 3) N COUNT If a woman …

    English dictionary

  • 45bun —    1. a prostitute    The still current mariner s fetish about mentioning the word rabbit before a voyage to ward off ill luck dates from the time when fraudulent chandlers supplied cheap rabbit meat, which doesn t keep when salted, for pork,… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 46bun — [bʌn] noun [C] 1) British a small round cake a currant bun[/ex] 2) a small round piece of bread a burger in a bun[/ex] 3) a hairstyle in which a woman s hair is tied in a tight round ball at the back of her head …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 47bun — I [[t]bʌn[/t]] n. 1) coo any of various usu. round bread rolls 2) clo hair gathered into a round coil or knot, as at the nape of the neck 3) cvb sts buns, Slang. buttocks • Etymology: 1325–75; ME bunne, of obscure orig. II bun [[t]bʌn[/t]] n.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48bun — [14] The word bun first crops up in 1371, in an Anglo Latin document relating to different types of bread. Its origins, however, are completely shrouded in mystery. Equally obscure, but presumably unrelated, is another word bun, which in the 16th …

    Word origins

  • 49bun — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bunne Date: 14th century 1. a sweet or plain small bread; especially a round roll 2. a knot of hair shaped like a bun 3. plural buttocks II. noun Etymology: perhap …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 50bun — is. Sıkıntı Soluğunu kesen acı, göğsünü sıkıştıran bun sancılarına benzemiyordu. A. İlhan …

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