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单词 bourn
释义

bourn

noun

ˈbȯrn How to pronounce bourn (audio)
ˈbu̇rn
variants or bourne
: stream, brook

Synonyms

  • beck [British]
  • brook
  • brooklet
  • burn [British]
  • creek
  • gill [British]
  • rill
  • rivulet
  • run [chiefly Midland]
  • runlet
  • runnel
  • streamlet
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Example Sentences

idyllic days that were spent rambling the length of the bourn that flowed through that peaceful vale

Word History

Etymology

Middle English burn, bourne — more at burn

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

bourn

noun

variants or bourne
as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river idyllic days that were spent rambling the length of the bourn that flowed through that peaceful vale

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • creek
  • brook
  • brooklet
  • rill
  • runnel
  • streamlet
  • canal
  • stream
  • rivulet
  • beck
  • burn
  • tributary
  • channel
  • gill
  • run
  • runlet
  • wash
  • bayou
  • freshet
  • arroyo
  • slough
  • coulee
  • fresh
  • watercourse
  • slew
  • millstream
  • race
  • slue
  • runoff
  • billabong
  • kill
  • branch
  • waterway
  • cutoff
  • millrace
  • distributary
  • cut
  • affluent
  • confluent
  • gut
  • influent
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