I. ˈbən, ˈbu̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bune, bunne, from Old English bune reed; akin to Old Norse buna jet of water, clumsy leg
dialect England : a hollow stem or stalk : stubble
II. ˈbən
chiefly Scotland
variant of bound
III. ˈbən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bunne, probably from (assumed) Middle French bugne (whence French dialect bugne pancake), from Middle French bugne bump on the head, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Catalan bony bump on the head
1.
a. : any of a variety of sweet or plain breads that are leavened with yeast or baking powder and shaped in a variety of forms
b. : a usually round or oblong roll
2. : a knot or coil of hair (as at the nape of the neck) used in dressing women's long hair
IV. ˈbən, ˈbu̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic, root, stump, bottom; akin to Middle Irish bun bottom, Welsh bôn trunk, stump
1. chiefly dialect : the hind part or tail especially of a squirrel or rabbit
2. chiefly dialect
a. : squirrel
b. : rabbit
V. ˈbən noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect (chiefly Scots) bung, bungie intoxicated
slang : a drunken condition : jag
arrive at a party with a bun on
VI. noun
: buttocks — usually used in plural