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Buns

/bʌnz/

A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.

📖 Definitions of "Buns"

noun
  1. 1

    A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced.

  2. 2

    A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

  3. 3

    A cupcake.

  4. 4

    A drunken spree.

noun
  1. 1

    A rabbit or sometimes a squirrel.

noun
  1. 1

    Marijuana cigarette, joint

noun
  1. 1

    A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm.

🔄 Synonyms of "Buns"

26 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
sternnounHaving a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
buttnoun(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
assnoun(countable and uncountable) The buttocks.
bumnoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
pratnoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A fool, contemptible person.
bottomnounThe lowest part of anything.
tailnoun(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
arsenoun(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
fundamentnounFoundation.
keisternoun(slang) The anus or buttocks.
rearnoun(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
derrierenounAlternative spelling of derrière. [(chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.]
rumpnounThe buttocks.
backsidenoun(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
behindnounAt or in the rear or back part of something.
tushnoun(US, colloquial) The buttocks.
posteriornoun(sometimes euphemistic, sometimes humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
seatnounSomething to be sat upon.
buttocksThe buttocks (: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region.
fannynounA diminutive of the female given name Frances, itself also becoming a given name.
tail endnoun(figurative) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
rear endnoun(slang) The buttocks.
hindquartersnounthe part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks
tooshienounAlternative spelling of tushie. [(colloquial, often childish) Buttocks, bottom.]
hind endnounthe fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Buns"

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WordDefinition
bumnoun(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
buttnoun(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
keisternoun(slang) The anus or buttocks.
arsenoun(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
rearnounThe back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
pratnoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A fool, contemptible person.
rumpnounThe buttocks.
backsidenoun(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
tushnoun(US, colloquial) The buttocks.
bottomnounThe lowest part of anything.
sternnoun(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
posteriornoun(sometimes euphemistic, sometimes humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
seatnounSomething to be sat upon.
assnoun(countable and uncountable) The buttocks.
tailnoun(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
tooshienounAlternative spelling of tushie. [(colloquial, often childish) Buttocks, bottom.]
derrierenounAlternative spelling of derrière. [(chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.]
tail endnoun(figurative) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
rear endnoun(slang) The buttocks.
behindnounThe rear, back-end.

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