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Definitions for Bourne

[1] a city in SE Massachusetts.
[2] burn2.
[3] a brook or rivulet.
[4] a destination; goal
[5] a boundary
[6] mainly Southern English a stream, esp an intermittent one in chalk areas Compare burn 2
[7] to undergo or cause to undergo combustion
[8] to destroy or be destroyed by fire
[9] (tr) to damage, injure, or mark by heat he burnt his hand ; she was burnt by the sun
[10] to die or put to death by fire to burn at the stake
[11] (intr) to be or feel hot my forehead burns
[12] to smart or cause to smart brandy burns one's throat
[13] (intr) to feel strong emotion, esp anger or passion
[14] (tr) to use for the purposes of light, heat, or power to burn coal
[15] (tr) to form by or as if by fire to burn a hole
[16] to char or become charred the potatoes are burning in the saucepan
[17] (tr) to brand or cauterize
[18] (tr) to cut (metal) with an oxygen-rich flame
[19] to produce by or subject to heat as part of a process to burn charcoal
[20] (tr) to copy information onto (a CD-ROM)
[21] astronomy to convert (a lighter element) to a heavier one by nuclear fusion in a star to burn hydrogen
[22] cards , mainly British to discard or exchange (one or more useless cards)
[23] (tr; usually passive) informal to cheat, esp financially
[24] slang , mainly US to electrocute or be electrocuted
[25] (tr) Australian slang to drive fast (esp in the phrase go for a burn )
[26] burn one's bridges or burn one's boats to commit oneself to a particular course of action with no possibility of turning back
[27] burn the candle at both ends See candle (def. 3)
[28] burn one's fingers to suffer from having meddled or been rash
[29] an injury caused by exposure to heat, electrical, chemical, or radioactive agents. Burns are classified according to the depth of tissue affected: first-degree burn : skin surface painful and red; second-degree burn : blisters appear on the skin; third-degree burn : destruction of both epidermis and dermis
[30] a mark, e.g. on wood, caused by burning
[31] a controlled use of rocket propellant, esp for a course correction
[32] a hot painful sensation in a muscle, experienced during vigorous exercise go for the burn!
[33] Australian and NZ a controlled fire to clear an area of scrub
[34] slang tobacco or a cigarette
[35] Scot and Northern English a small stream; brook

Words related to Bourne

restriction, ceiling, restraint, cap, maximum, curb, deadline, check, verge, fence, bound, obstruction, rim, brim, circumscription, border, brink, absolute, end, goal

Origin of Bourne

urn2before 900; Middle English burne, bourne, Old English burna, brunna brook; cognate with Gothic brunna, Dutch born, bron, German Brunnen, Old Norse brunnr spring

Word origin for Bourne

urnOld English burna ; related to Old Norse brunnr spring, Old High German brunno , Lithuanian briáutis to burst forth

Synonyms for Bourne

cap, ceiling, check, curb, deadline, maximum, restraint, restriction, absolute, border, bound, brim, brink, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, destination, edge, end, extremity, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, obstruction, rim, termination, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge, bitter end, bottom line, breaking point, cutoff point, end point, far out, farthest point, farthest reach, the max, the most