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Collocations for bun - noun

1. small cake or bread roll

ADJECTIVE

fresh
cinnamon (esp. AmE)
cream, currant, hot cross, iced, sticky (all BrE)
hamburger, hot-dog

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VERB + bun

eat, have
bake, make, toast

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2. hair fastened in a round shape

ADJECTIVE

neat, severe, tight
loose, messy

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PREPOSITION

in a bun
a woman with her hair tied back in a loose bun
into a bun
She pulled her hair back into a messy bun.

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