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side whiskers

side whisk·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyd hwis-ker, wis-]
    • /saɪd ˈʰwɪs kər, ˈwɪs-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyd hwis-ker, wis-]
    • /saɪd ˈʰwɪs kər, ˈwɪs-/

Definitions of side whiskers words

  • noun,plural side whiskers sideburns: hair at side of man's face 1
  • noun side whiskers whiskers growing at the side of the face 0
See all 2 definitions of side whiskers

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Origin of side whiskers

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Side whiskers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Side whiskers

side whiskers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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.

Synonyms for side whiskers

noun side whiskers

  • burnside — land along the side of a burn
  • burnsides — thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin
  • 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.
All 6 Synonyms of side whiskers

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