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Definition of buns - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun, plural
1.
foodsmall round bread rolls often sweetened
- I bought some buns for breakfast.
2.
- She fell and landed on her buns.
Images of buns
small round bread rolls often sweetened
Expressions with buns
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hairstyle with two buns on top of the head
She wore space buns to the music festival.
Origin of buns
Middle English, bunne (small cake)
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sweet buns
sweetened buns eaten with tea
hair
hairstyle with two buns on top of the head
Examples of buns in a sentence
The bakery sells buns with various fillings. He complained about the hard seat hurting his buns. The exercise routine promised to tone your buns.
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- French:petits pains, fesses, ...
- German:süße Brötchen, Hintern, ...
- Italian:panini dolci, glutei, ...
- Spanish:panecillos, nalgas, ...
- Portuguese:pãezinhos, nádegas, ...
- Chinese:小圆面包, 臀部, ...
- Japanese:パン, お尻, ...
- Arabic:كَعْك, مُؤَخِّرَة, ...
- Hebrew:לַחְמַנִיּוֹת, טוּסִיק, ...
- Russian:булочка, ягодицы, ...
- Ukrainian:булочки, сідниці, ...
- Hindi:बन, नितंब, ...
Definition of bun - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodsmall round bread often sweetened or spiced
- She enjoyed a cinnamon bun with her coffee..
2.
hairstylehair gathered into a round coil at the back of the head
- She styled her hair into a neat bun for the ballet performance..
3.
- She slipped and landed on her buns.
4.
- He rolled a bun to relax.
Images of bun
small round bread often sweetened or spiced 
hair gathered into a round coil at the back of the head
Expressions with bun
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baby growing in the womb
She just announced she has a bun in the oven.
great fun or something very entertaining
The amusement park was fun on a bun.
soft round bread roll for hamburgers
She placed the patty on the burger bun.
sweet baked roll flavored with cinnamon
She enjoyed a warm cinnamon bun with her coffee..
sweet baked bread with currants
She enjoyed a currant bun with her afternoon tea..
round bread designed to hold a hamburger patty
She placed the patty on the hamburger bun.
sweet pastry with honey and cinnamon
I bought a honey bun for breakfast.
soft bread roll for holding a hot dog
She placed the sausage in the hot dog bun.
sweet bun with sticky sugar topping
I had a sticky bun for breakfast.
soft steamed Chinese bun often filled with meat or vegetables
I ordered a bao bun with pork and vegetables.
sweet bun filled with cream
I bought a delicious cream bun from the bakery.
sweet spiced bun with a cross on top
I enjoy a warm cross bun with tea.
sweet spiced bun with a cross, eaten at Easter
I ate a hot cross bun for breakfast.
hairstyle with hair tied into a bun
He decided to wear a man-bun for the party.
dense fruit cake covered with pastry
Every New Year, we enjoy a slice of black bun at our celebration..
sweet bread roll with icing
She bought a finger bun for her snack.
soft bread roll for holding a frankfurter
She placed the sausage in a frankfurter bun.
sweet spiral roll with dried fruit, cinnamon, often iced
She bought a Chelsea bun topped with icing and studded with currants.
release of hair from a bun
She did a bun drop before going to bed.
bun filled with chow mein
I ordered a chow mein bun for lunch.
sweet bread from Hong Kong with a crunchy sugary topping
I bought a pineapple bun from the bakery.
edible mushroom with a brown cap
We found a penny bun in the forest.
small round bun with currants
He bought a bath bun from the bakery.
be pregnant and expecting a baby in the near future
She has a bun in the oven and is due in September.
Origin of bun
Middle English, bunne (a kind of bread)
Examples of bun in a sentence
The bakery sells a delicious raisin bun. She wore a bun to keep her hair out of her face. The dancer's bun was perfectly styled for the show. He fell and bruised his buns. The jeans fit snugly around her buns. He shared a bun with his friends at the beach.
They enjoyed a bun during the concert.
View all translations of bun
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- French:petit pain, chignon, ...
- German:Brötchen, Haarknoten, ...
- Italian:panino dolce, chignon, ...
- Spanish:panecillo, moño, ...
- Portuguese:bolinho, coque, ...
- Chinese:甜面包, 盘发, ...
- Japanese:菓子パン, お団子, ...
- Arabic:كَعْكَة, لَفَّة, ...
- Hebrew:לַחְמָנִיָּה, גוּלְגּוּל, ...
- Russian:плюшка, пучок, ...
- Ukrainian:булочка, пучок, ...
- Hindi:बन, जूड़ा, ...
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