Tunned vs Funned - What's the difference?
tunned | funned |
(tun)
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
(brewing) A fermenting vat.
An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.
* 1882 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , p. 205:
A weight of 2,240 pounds.
An indefinite large quantity.
* (rfdate) Dryden
(archaic, humorous, or, derogatory) A drunkard.
(zoology) Any shell belonging to and allied genera; called also tun-shell.
A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.
To put into tuns, or casks.
(fun)
(informal) enjoyable, amusing
(informal) whimsical, flamboyant
amusement, enjoyment or pleasure
* 2000 , Robert Stanley, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe Photoshop 6 , Alpha Books, page 377
playful, often noisy, activity.
(colloquial) To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of.
As verbs the difference between tunned and funned
is that tunned is (tun) while funned is (fun).tunned
English
Verb
(head)tun
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons.
- "He therefore sends you, meeter for your spirit,
- A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ.
Verb
- (Boyle)
Anagrams
* ----funned
English
Verb
(head)fun
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- We had a fun time at the party.
- He is such a fun person to be with.
- This year's fashion style is much more fun than recent seasons.
Usage notes
* Note that the use of fun as an adjective is often considered unacceptable in formal contexts. For more on the slang comparative and superlative, the use of which is disputed, seethis discussion
Derived terms
* funnyNoun
(-)- Grafting your boss's face onto the hind end of a donkey is fun, but serious fun is when you create the impossible and it looks real.
Synonyms
* amusement, diversion, enjoyment, a laugh, pleasure * boisterousness, horseplay, rough and tumbleDerived terms
* for the fun of it * fun and games * fun bags * funfair * funfest * fun-loving * fun-maker * funny * fun run, fun runner, fun running * funster * good fun * great fun * have fun * have fun with * in fun * like fun * make fun of * poke fun atVerb
- Hey, don't get bent out of shape over it; I was just funning you.