Defenition of the word bristle
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Defenition of the word bristle
- A stiff or coarse animal hair.
- A stiff, tapering feather with a large rachis but few barbs.
- be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
- a stiff hair
- a stiff course hair or filament; natural or synthetic
- rise up; of animals fur or hair; as in fear
- a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- rise up as in fear; "The dog''s fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one''s hair uprise!"
- react in an offended or angry manner
- rise up as in fear
- have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
- be in a state of movement or action
Synonyms for the word bristle
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- abound
- be full
- be packed with
- be thick with
- become annoyed
- become indignant
- bridle
- brim
- burst
- coat
- get angry
- hackle
- hair
- overflow
- poke out
- prickle
- quill
- rise
- spike
- spine
- stand on end
- stand up
- stick out
- take umbrage
- teem
- uprise
Similar words in the bristle
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- bristle
- bristle's
- bristled
- bristles
Meronymys for the word bristle
Hypernyms for the word bristle
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- arise
- feature
- fiber
- fibre
- get up
- hair
- have
- react
- respond
- rise
- stand up
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