Definition of BOURNE

bourne

Plural: bournes

Noun

  • A boundary or a destination; also, a small stream.
  • an archaic term for a boundary
  • an archaic term for a goal or destination
  • A boundary; a limit.
  • A goal or destination.
  • A stream or brook in which water flows only seasonally; a small stream or brook.

Examples

  • Reaching the BOURNE of 400 points felt like a true accomplishment in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French borne, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, a word of unknown ultimate origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom, base”), see also Proto-Celtic *bundos.

Synonyms

bourn

Scrabble Score: 8

bourne: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bourne: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bourne: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

bourne: valid Words With Friends Word