/ Dictionary / Index B Burnside: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Burn•side Pronunciation: (bûrn'sīd"), [key] — n. 1824–81, Union general in the American Civil War. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: burnside (Thesaurus) Burns burnsides Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language