bourn

bourn

noun \ˈbȯrn, ˈbu̇rn\

Definition of BOURN

: stream, brook

Variants of BOURN

bourn or bourne \ˈbȯrn, ˈbu̇rn\

Examples of BOURN

1. <idyllic days that were spent rambling the length of the bourn that flowed through that peaceful vale>

Origin of BOURN

Middle English burn, bourne — more at burn

First Known Use: 12th century

Related to BOURN

Synonyms: beck [British], creek (or bourne), brook, brooklet, burn [British], gill [British], rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], runlet, runnel, streamlet

Related Words: arroyo, billabong [Australian], fresh, freshet, runoff; bayou, coulee, slough (also slew or slue), stream, wash; canal, channel, cut, cutoff, gut, kill, millrace, millstream, race, watercourse, waterway; affluent, branch, confluent, distributary, influent, tributary

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Rhymes with BOURN

born, borne, corn, horn, lorn, morn, mourn, Norn, Orne, porn, scorn, thorn, warn, Zorn