bun

Plural: bun, buns

Noun

A small, usually round, sweet bread roll.
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
Senses referring to baked goods.
A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.
Senses referring to baked goods.
A bread roll that is served with a savoury filling such as a hamburger or hot dog.
Senses referring to baked goods.
Any bread roll.
Senses referring to baked goods.
A cupcake.
A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.
A drunken spree.
A newbie.
A young girl or woman.
A buttock.
The vagina.
Clipping of bunny (“rabbit”).
A bunny: a rabbit.
A squirrel.
The scut or tail of a hare.
A dry stalk.
marijuana cigarette, joint
A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

Verb

To form (the hair) into a bun.
To smoke cannabis.
To shoot.
To forget.

Examples

He tried to fit BUN onto a double letter square, but only had one ’N’.
loose bun; messy bun; tight bun
nice buns; tight buns
She brought home two new buns to join the menagerie!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bunne (“wheat cake, bun”), from Anglo-Norman bugne (“bump on the head; fritter”), from Old French bugne (hence French beignet), from Frankish *bungjo (“little clump”), diminutive of *bungu (“lump, clump”), from Proto-Germanic *bungô, *bunkô (“clump, lump, heap, crowd”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, dense, fat”). Cognate with Dutch bonk (“clump, clot, cluster of fruits”). More at bunch.

Synonyms

roll, bun-bun, hair bun

Scrabble Score: 5

bun: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bun: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bun: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

bun: valid Words With Friends Word