dictionary definitions for "bun"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bun
      n 1: small rounded bread either plain or sweet [syn: bun,
           roll]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bun \Bun\, Bunn \Bunn\, n. [Scot. bun, bunn, OE. bunne, bonne;
     fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. bunna, Gael. bonnach, or OF. bugne tumor,
     Prov. F. bugne a kind of pancake; akin to OHG. bungo bulb,
     MHG. bunge, Prov. E. bung heap, cluster, bunny a small
     swelling.]
     1. any of a variety of slightly sweetened or plain raised
        cakes or bisquits, often having a glazing of sugar and
        milk on the top crust; as, a hot cross bun.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. a type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered into a
        coil or knot at the top of the head.
        [PJC]
  
     3. pl. the buttocks. [slang]
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  BUN \BUN\ n. [acronym] (Med.)
     same as
  
     blood urea nitrogen; the concentration of nitrogen in blood
        present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of
        kidney function.
  
     Note: Blood usually contains 10 to 15 mg of nitrogen per 100
           ml in the form of urea. --Stedman.
           [PJC]


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