bursa

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: burst, burma, burse, burra, burka, ursa, burqa, bura, burda, bersa, burs

Antonyms: burst, burma, burse, burra, burka, ursa, burqa, bura, burda, bersa, burs

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} Any of the many small [[fluid]]-filled [[sac]]s located at the point where a [[muscle]] or [[tendon]] [[slide]]s across [[bone]]. These sacs serve to reduce [[friction]] between the two moving surfaces.
2. A [[diverticulum]] on the [[cloaca]] of young birds, which serves as a [[lymphatic]] organ and as part of the immune system, but which atrophies as the bird ages.
3. Any of [[various]] [[pouchlike]] [[organ]]s for storing semen prior to copulation in the male or for receiving semen in the female.
4. {{lb|en|religion}} A [[parament]] about twelve inches square in which the folded [[corporal]] is kept in for reasons of reverence.

Proper noun

1. {{sid|en|Q43690}}{{place|en|province/and/metropolitan municipality|in northwestern [[Anatolia]]|c/Turkey|on the [[Sea of Marmara]]}}.
2. {{sid|en|Q40738}}{{place|en|city/capital|p/Bursa|c/Turkey}}.

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