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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CURRANT BUN

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Currant bun is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CURRANT BUN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

currant bun

Currant bun

A currant bun is a sweet bun that contains currants or raisins. The Chelsea bun is a variant. Neither should be confused with a spiced bun, nor with a similar cake called the tea cake. Nor should it be confused with the scone, a form of cake that is also likely to use currants but which is generally smaller, and which is usually eaten with butter or some butter substitute. Currant Bun is English rhyming slang for the tabloid newspaper The Sun.

Definition of currant bun in the English dictionary

The definition of currant bun in the dictionary is a sweet bun containing currants.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CURRANT BUN

curr
currach
curragh
currajong
curran
currant
currant loaf
curranty
currawong
currencies
currency
currency bar
currency market
currency note
currency rate
currency snake
currency trader
currency trading
currency unit
current

WORDS THAT END LIKE CURRANT BUN

bath bun
black bun
bun
Chelsea bun
fun
gun
handgun
honeybun
hot cross bun
Hun
in the long run
Jun
Kim Jong-un
Kun
nun
rock bun
run
sun
tabun
tun

Synonyms and antonyms of currant bun in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «currant bun» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CURRANT BUN

Find out the translation of currant bun to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of currant bun from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «currant bun» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

葡萄干包子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bollo de la pasa
570 millions of speakers

English

currant bun
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

किशमिश रोटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كعكة زبيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смородина булочка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolo de groselha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কপার বন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chignon cassis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Currant bun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Johannisbeere Brötchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スグリロールパン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

건포도 롤빵
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Currant bun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bun nho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திராட்சைப்பழம் ரொட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेदाणा बॅन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Frenk üzümü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bun ribes
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porzeczka kok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смородина булочка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bun coacaze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταφίδα κουλούρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aalbessievla bun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vinbär bulle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Solbær bun
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of currant bun

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CURRANT BUN»

The term «currant bun» is normally little used and occupies the 149.133 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CURRANT BUN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about currant bun

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURRANT BUN»

Discover the use of currant bun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to currant bun and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Place in the Currant Bun
Sadly not all dream lives in the sun work out quite the way intended.
Jo Hamilton, 2010
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New Understanding Physics for Advanced Level
How is the atom structured? J. J. Thomson suggested that the atom might be like a 'currant bun' - with electrons dotted in the atom like currants in a bun. The positive charge was supposedly spread throughout the volume like the dough of the ...
Jim Breithaupt, 2000
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Language Development for Maths: Activities for Home
(Name of your child) came along to the shop one day, ' bought a currant bun and ate it straight away. Four currant buns in the baker's shop, round and fat with a currant on the top. (Name of your child) came along to the shop one day, bought a ...
Marion Nash, Jackie Lowe, 2013
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Activity+cookbook For Two's
(Great FIVE CURRANT BUNS iyme to teach counting and sing during meal time when you want them to finish the food! Just replace the words 'currant bun' with the food item you want them to eat!!!) Five currant buns in a baker's shop, round ...
Tarla Dalal, 2007
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
Currant Bun | curtains • [T]he Empire, on which the currant bun never sets[.]— Ronnie Barker, Fletcher's Book of Rhyming Slang, p. 39, 1979 ▻ on the currant bun on the run uk Rhyming slang, in underworld and police use. • — John Gosling ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Exploring Maths
Five currant buns in a Baker's Shop Round and fat with a cherry on top, Along came a boy with a penny one day, Bought a currant bun and took it right away. 2. Four currant buns in a Baker's Shop Round and fat with a cherry on top, Along ...
Bev Dunbar, 2002
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Very Young Learners
Hold up five fingers Five currant buns in a baker's shop, Round and fat with sugar on the top Along came a boy with a penny one day, Bought a currant bun and took it away. Make large, circular actions with your hand and pat your head ...
Vanessa Reilly, Sheila M. Ward, 1997
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
Rhyming slang UK, 1992 currant bun noun 1 a nun. Glasgow rhyming slang UK, 1996 . 2 the sun. Rhyming slang. Sometimes shortened to 'currant' UK, 1938 . < on the currant bun on the run. Rhyming slang, in underworld and police use UK,  ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
9
Implementing the National Numeracy Strategy: For Pupils with ...
One currant bun in a baker's shop, What shall we do? said Mrs Mop, We'll call on X who'll bring us one that's new, With that bun we will have two. Two currant buns in a baker's shop, What shall we do? said Mrs Mop, We'll call on X who'll bring ...
Ann Berger, Denise Morris, Jane Portman, 2013
10
Grammar for Improving Writing and Reading in Secondary School
development example (easily adapted for classroom use) can help to consolidate the proper understanding of this feature: 0 The bun. . . a The brown bun. . . o The brown currant bun. . . c The brown, stale, cinnamon and currant bun in the ...
Geoff Dean, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURRANT BUN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term currant bun is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Media Column: MTV rebrand aims to put the channel back in …
... depending on their “shareability” value. But will The Sun lose paid subscribers when they see free bites being taken out of the Currant Bun? «The Independent, Jun 15»
2
Sugar - The Effects On Your Health
Swap cakes or biscuits for a currant bun, scone or some malt loaf with low-fat spread. If you take sugar in hot drinks or add sugar to your ... «FemaleFirst.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Guardian Shorts: Science that Changed the World by Tim Radford …
If a currant bun suddenly became as big as the solar system, you'd not expect to ever see a currant. In fact, cosmic inflation turned out to be a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Woolworths bosses and their pub with no cheer
Lo and behold, just days later, The Currant Bun was filled with tales of people who had prospered under the Tories. "I used to rent, and now I ... «The Age, May 15»
5
Columnist Tom Taylor on Easter eggs, Psycho and the N.U.T.
... and buttercream (a medical possibility as I am allergic to dairy), I would not want the method of my execution immortalised on a currant bun. «Harrogate Advertiser, Apr 15»
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UPDATE: 8-mile tailbacks, stranded teens and football on M25 after …
Is it me, or does the British public go out of their minds as soon as they see a bit of currant bun in the sky? It wasn't exactly summer weather ... «News Shopper, Apr 15»
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Is Daniel Radcliffe turning into Russell Brand? Top 9 silliest pics of …
... Famous By: Carrie Fisher. Why It's Iconic: Princess Leia's currant bun-over-the-ears look is the most famous hair-do in science fiction history. «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
London Food History: Chelsea Buns
Related to the long-established fruit and cinnamon buns from which it's inspired, this sweet, sticky treat is a square-ish form of currant bun first ... «Londonist, Mar 15»
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Londoner's Diary: 'Jihadi' satire sees Sylvanians going viral
Last night at the Journalists' Charity debate Election 2015: Can It Still Be the Sun Wot Wins It?, the Currant Bun's associate editor Trevor ... «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
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Why Kelvin MacKenzie is such a strange 'new' columnist for the Sun
An execrable and over-stuffed bully. I hope his appointment loses the gutter rag currant bun sales. Reply | Pick. Report. lotr · 31 Dec 2014 9:29. «The Guardian, Dec 14»

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