urn

urn

noun \ˈərn\

Definition of URN

1

: a vessel that is typically an ornamental vase on a pedestal and that is used for various purposes (as preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation)

2

: a closed vessel usually with a spigot for serving a hot beverage <a coffee urn>

Origin of URN

Middle English urne, from Latin urna

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with URN

Bern, burn, churn, earn, erne, fern, kern, learn, pirn, quern, spurn, stern, tern, terne, turn, yearn