sideburn

ˈsaɪdbɜrn

Definition

Definition of sideburn - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

facial hair

Rare

strip of hair growing down the sides of a man's face

Rare

He trimmed his sideburns to match his new haircut.

side whiskers

smoking

Rare

uneven burning of a cigarette

Rare

The cigarette had a sideburn due to poor rolling.

canoe

tunneling

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strip of hair growing down the sides of a man's face
uneven burning of a cigarette

Origin of sideburn

English, side (lateral) + burn (beard)

Examples of sideburn in a sentence

The actor's sideburns were a signature look.
He noticed a sideburn on his cigarette after lighting it.
A sideburn developed as the cigarette burned unevenly.

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French:favoris, combustion inégale, ...
German:Koteletten, Seitenbrand, ...
Italian:basetta, combustione irregolare, ...
Spanish:patilla, quemadura desigual, ...
Portuguese:patilhas, queima desigual, ...
Chinese:鬓角, 偏燃, ...
Japanese:もみあげ, 片燃え, ...
Arabic:سَالِف, اِحْتِرَاق جَانِبِي, ...
Hebrew:פְּיאַת לֶחִי, שְׂרֵפַת צַד, ...
Russian:бакенбарды, неравномерное горение, ...
Ukrainian:бакенбарди, нерівномірне горіння, ...
Hindi:साइडबर्न, असमान जलन, ...
Bengali:গোঁফের পাশের অংশ, সাইডবার্ন, ...
Catalan:patilla, cremat lateral, ...
Czech:kotleta, nerovnoměrné hoření cigarety, ...
Danish:bakkenbarter, skæv forbrænding, ...
Dutch:bakkebaard, scheve brandplek, ...
Greek:φαβορίτα, ανισοκαύσιμο, ...
Hungarian:pajesz, cigaretta egyenetlen égése, ...
Khmer:រោមចំហៀងមុខ, ការឆេះមិនស្មើគ្នានៅចំហៀងបារី, ...
Korean:구레나룻, 한쪽만 타는 현상, ...
Persian:خط ریش, سوختگی نامنظم, ...
Polish:bokobrody, nierówne spalanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):patilhas, queima lateral, ...
Romanian:favoriți, ardere neuniformă, ...
Swedish:polisong, snebränning, ...
Thai:จอน, การเผาไหม้ไม่สม่ำเสมอ, ...
Turkish:favori, yanık izi, ...
Vietnamese:râu quai nón, cháy không đều, ...

sideburns

ˈsaɪdbɜrnz

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Definition of sideburns - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

facial hairhair grown down the sides of the face in front of ears

He trimmed his sideburns before the interview.
His sideburns grew longer each month.
She noticed his sideburns were uneven.

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hair grown down the sides of the face in front of ears

Origin of sideburns

American English, General Burnside (side whiskers)

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French:pattes, ...
German:Koteletten, ...
Italian:basette, ...
Spanish:patillas, ...
Portuguese:patilhas, ...
Chinese:鬓角, ...
Japanese:もみあげ, ...
Arabic:سِوالِف, ...
Hebrew:פֵּאוֹת לְחָיַיִם, ...
Russian:бакенбарды, ...
Ukrainian:бакенбарди, ...
Hindi:गलमुच्छे, ...
Bengali:গালগাছ, ...
Catalan:patilles, ...
Czech:kotlety, ...
Danish:bakkenbarter, ...
Dutch:bakkebaard, ...
Greek:φαβορίτες, ...
Hungarian:pajesz, ...
Khmer:រោមចំហៀងមុខ, ...
Korean:구레나룻, ...
Persian:خط ریش, ...
Polish:baki, ...
Portuguese (BR):costeletas, ...
Romanian:favoriți, ...
Swedish:polisonger, ...
Thai:จอน, ...
Turkish:favori, ...
Vietnamese:tóc mai, ...

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Definition of sideburn - Reverso English Dictionary

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Definition of sideburns - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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