BURNSIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Burnside mean? 

• BURNSIDE (noun)
  The noun BURNSIDE has 2 senses:

1. United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

2. facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

  Familiarity information: BURNSIDE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BURNSIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

A. E. Burnside; Ambrose Everett Burnside; Burnside

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

burnside; mutton chop; side-whiskers; sideburn

Hypernyms ("burnside" is a kind of...):

facial hair (hair on the face (especially on the face of a man))