bun
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈbən 
1
: a sweet or plain small bread
especially : a round roll
2
: a knot of hair shaped like a bun
3
buns plural : buttocks
bun
2 of 2noun (2)
: load sense 4
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- backside
- behind
- booty [slang]
- bootie
- bottom
- breech
- bum
- butt
- buttocks
- caboose
- can
- cheeks
- derriere
- derrière
- duff
- fanny
- fundament
- hams
- haunches
- heinie [slang]
- hunkers
- keister [slang]
- keester
- nates
- posterior
- rear
- rear end
- rump
- seat
- tail
- tail end
- tush [slang]
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English bunne
Noun (2)
perhaps from bun entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1898, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing bun
Kids Definition
bun
noun
ˈbən
: a sweet or plain round roll
Medical Definition
BUN
noun
ˌbē-ˌyü-ˈen
: the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood
buns
plural noun
as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits an exercise to firm your buns Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cheeks
- tail
- bum
- seat
- rump
- buttocks
- hams
- fanny
- butt
- haunches
- rear
- booty
- backside
- tush
- bottom
- behind
- posterior
- derriere
- tail end
- duff
- rear end
- heinie
- caboose
- bootie
- hunkers
- nates
- can
- breech
- derrière
- beam
- fundament
- keister
- keester
- stern
- moon
