Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bourn
2 senses of bourn
Sense 1
bourn, bourne -- (an archaic term for a boundary)
=> boundary, bound, bounds -- (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
Sense 2
bourn, bourne -- (an archaic term for a goal or destination)
=> goal, end -- (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means")