buns n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]

English

Noun

buns

1. Plural of bun
2. buttocks

A bun is a small, sweet cake, which may sometimes be referred to as a cupcake or a fairycake. They are commonly sponge cakes, but can be made in a variety of flavours, such as chocolate, vanilla or lemon. Basic buns are made using flour, sugar, eggs and Butter, but the sponge mixture may be flavoured before baking using cocoa or other flavourings. The mixture is then separated into bun tins and cooked for about 15mins.The buns may then be decorated and iced in a similar way to larger cakes. "Bun" can also refer to a kind of filled dumpling, such as Chinese baozi.

Other types of buns

• Bath bun
• Belgian bun
• Binzee bun
• Boston bun
• Cinnamon bun
• Cheese bun
• Chelsea bun
• Chinese bun
• Colston bun
• Hamburger bun
• Hot cross bun
• Hot dog bun
• Iced bun
• London bun
• Mantou - Chinese steamed bun
• Pulla - Finnish bun
• Saffron bun
• Spiced bun