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- [burn-sahydz]
- /ˈbɜrnˌsaɪdz/
- /bˈɜːnsaɪdz/
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- [burn-sahydz]
- /ˈbɜrnˌsaɪdz/
Definitions of burnsides word
- noun plural burnsides thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin 3
- noun plural burnsides a style of beard with full side whiskers and mustache, but with the chin cleanshaven 3
- noun burnsides plural of burnside. 0
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Origin of burnsides
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75, Americanism; named after Gen. A. E. Burnside
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Parts of speech for Burnsides
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
burnsides popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
burnsides usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for burnsides
noun burnsides
- stubble — Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
- sideburns — If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
- goatee — a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- mustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.
- muttonchops — The whiskers on a man's cheek when shaped like a meat chop, narrow at the top and broad and rounded at the bottom.
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