Difference between Bun and Roll

What is the difference between Bun and Roll?

Bun as a noun is a small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced. while Roll as a noun is the act of rolling, or state of being rolled.

Bun

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced. A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head. , : A drunken spree. (plural): The buttocks. A n00b.

Roll

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; often with up.To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out.To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.To leave or begin a journey.To compete, especially with vigor.To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.To throw dice.To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.To have a rolling aspectTo create a new character in a role-playing game.To generate a random number.To turn over and over.To tumble in gymnastics.when a nautical vessel rotates on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.To beat up.To cause to betray secrets of or testify against.To betray secrets.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of rolling, or state of being rolled.That which rolls; a rollerSpecifically, a heavy cylinder used to break clods.Specifically, one of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls.That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc.Specifically, a document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.Hence, an official or public document; a register; a record; also, a catalogue; a list.Specifically, a quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as, a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.Specifically, A cylindrical twist of tobacco.A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself.The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching.A heavy, reverberatory sound.The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.Part; office; duty; rĂ´le.A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.the rotation angle about the longitudinal axisThe act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel rotates on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.

Example sentence: Life is full of confusion. Confusion of love, passion, and romance. Confusion of family and friends. Confusion with life itself. What path we take, what turns we make. How we roll our dice.

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