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noun

Bunn, Bun n.

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.

A type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered into a coil or knot at the top of the head.

pl. The buttocks. (slang)

BUN n. (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.

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"Bun" Quotes from Famous Books

... and warehouse. Dental surgeon. Yes, I'll tell Dolly all about it. She doesn't like Vronsky. I shall be sick and ashamed, but I'll tell her. She loves me, and I'll follow her advice. I won't give in to him; I won't let him train me as he pleases. Filippov, bun shop. They say they send their dough to Petersburg. The Moscow water is so good for it. Ah, the springs at Mitishtchen, ...

— Anna Karenina • Leo Tolstoy

... Buns will probably cost threepence this year. An economical plan is for the householder to make his own hot cross and then get the local confectioner to fit a bun to it. ...

— Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 24, 1920. • Various

... he exclaimed, blushing joyfully, "the sixth from this end—do you see? Yellow bun under a ...

— A Voyage of Consolation - (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An - American girl in London') • Sara Jeannette Duncan

... by a housewife. She was wearing a white blouse, a green skirt and a green apron trimmed with white. Her feet were tucked into orange slippers, her blonde hair was done up in a neat bun. She was dressed as the government had ...

— Texas Week • Albert Hernhuter

... dear. Anyhow, it's all the same. I felt sure it must be so." Laurie took a bun, with a ...

— The Necromancers • Robert Hugh Benson

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