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burnside

burnside noun: a moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.

burnside: a moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin
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Noun

burnside (plural burnsides)

  1. (especially, plural) A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.

Proper noun capitalized: Burnside

Burnside

  1. A suburban area in north-west Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3350).
  2. A small settlement south-west of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS5811).
  3. A settlement near Thurso, Highland council area (not found on maps).
  4. A hamlet near Methven, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO0125).
  5. A small settlement between Milnathort and Gateside, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1608).
  6. A small settlement on Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU2778).
  7. A suburban area of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6260).
  8. A settlement in eastern West Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT0971).
  9. A coastal community in Burnside-St. Chads, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  10. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
  11. A neighbourhood of Dartmouth, Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
  12. A community in Severn township, Simcoe County, Ontario.
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  1. A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
  2. A community area in Chicago, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
  4. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa.
  5. A minor city in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  6. An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lapeer County, Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
  9. A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A minor borough and township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  12. A suburb of Nambour, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland.
  13. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  14. A local government area (the City of Burnside) in South Australia, which includes the suburb.
  15. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria.
  16. A townsite in the South West region, Western Australia.
  17. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury.
  18. An industrial suburb of Dunedin, Otago.
  19. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a burn (stream), or in any of the Scottish towns.

Forms of burnside

pluralburnsides

Origin of burnside

From Ambrose Burnside.

From burn (“stream”) + side.

Words formed from burnside

Questions about burnside

What does burnside mean?
Burnside means a moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.
What part of speech is burnside?
Burnside can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of burnside?
The plural of burnside is burnsides.

Words near burnside in the dictionary

  1. Burnsall
  2. Burnsed
  3. Burnseds
  4. Burnsian
  5. Burnsians
  6. burnside
  7. Burnside Heights
  8. Burnside-Butler syndrome
  9. burnsides
  10. burnsite
  11. burnstickle

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