bourn

bourn 1 also bourne   (bôrn, bōrn, bŏŏrn)    n.  A small stream; a brook. [Middle English, from Old English burna; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: ²burn
Function: noun
1 : bodily injury resulting from exposure to heat, caustics, electricity, or some radiations, marked by varyingdegrees of skin destruction and hyperemia often with the formation of watery blisters and in severe cases by charring of the tissues, and classified according to the extent and degree of the injury—see FIRST-DEGREE BURN, SECOND-DEGREEBURN, THIRD-DEGREE BURN
2 : an abrasion having the appearance of a burn burns> burn>
3 : a burning sensation burn of iodine applied to a cut>

burn (bûrn)
v. burned or burnt (bûrnt), burn·ing, burns

1. To undergo or cause to undergo combustion.

2. To consume or use as fuel or energy.

3. To damage or injure by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.

4. To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.

5. To become sunburned or windburned.

6. To metabolize a substance, such as glucose, in the body.

7. To impart a sensation of intense heat to.

8. To feel or look hot.

n.

1. An injury produced by fire, heat, radiation, electricity, or a caustic agent.

2. A burned place or area.

3. The process or result of burning.

4. A stinging sensation.

5. A sunburn or windburn.

burn   (bûrn)  Pronunciation Key  Verb   To be on fire; undergo combustion. A substance burns if it is heated up enough to react chemically with oxygen. To cause a burn to a bodily tissue. Noun   Tissue injury caused by fire, heat, radiation (such as sun exposure), electricity, or a caustic chemical agent. Burns are classified according to the degree of tissue damage, which can include redness, blisters, skin edema and loss of sensation. Bacterial infection is a serious and sometimes fatal complication of severe burns.