bristle

bris·tle

 (brĭs′əl)

n.

1. A stiff hair.

2. A stiff hairlike structure: the bristles of a wire brush.

v. bris·tled, bris·tling, bris·tles

v.intr.

1. To stand stiffly on end like bristles: The hair on the dog's neck bristled.

2. To raise the bristles: The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.

3. To react in an angry or offended manner: The author bristled at the suggestion of plagiarism.

4. To be covered or thick with or as if with bristles: The path bristled with thorns.

v.tr.

1. To cause to stand erect like bristles; stiffen.

2. To furnish or supply with bristles.

3. To make bristly; ruffle.

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[Middle English bristel, probably from Old English *byrstel, from byrst, bristle.]

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bristle

(ˈbrɪsəl)

n

1. (Biology) any short stiff hair of an animal or plant

2. something resembling these hairs: toothbrush bristle.

vb

3. (when: intr, often foll by up) to stand up or cause to stand up like bristles: the angry cat's fur bristled.

4. (sometimes foll by: up) to show anger, indignation, etc: she bristled at the suggestion.

5. (intr) to be thickly covered or set: the target bristled with arrows.

6. (intr) to be in a state of agitation or movement: the office was bristling with activity.

7. (tr) to provide with a bristle or bristles

[C13 bristil, brustel, from earlier brust, from Old English byrst; related to Old Norse burst, Old High German borst]

ˈbristly adj

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bris•tle

(ˈbrɪs əl)

n., v. -tled, -tling. n.

1. one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, esp. hogs, used in making brushes.

2. anything resembling these hairs.

v.i.

3. to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles.

4. to erect the bristles, as an irritated animal.

5. to become rigid with anger or irritation.

6. to be thickly set with something suggestive of bristles: The plain bristled with bayonets.

v.t.

7. to erect like bristles.

8. to furnish with bristles.

9. to make bristly.

[before 1000; Middle English bristel]

bris′tle•less, adj.

bris′tle•like`, adj.

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bristle

Past participle: bristled
Gerund: bristling

Imperative

bristle

bristle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
	2.	bristle - a stiff hair hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Verb	1.	bristle - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" abound, burst feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	2.	bristle - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" uprise, stand up
	3.	bristle - have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles; "bristling leaves" feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	4.	bristle - react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program" react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

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bristle

noun

1. hair, spine, thorn, whisker, barb, stubble, prickle two days' growth of bristles

2. point, spur, needle, spike, spine, thorn, barb, prickle It has a short stumpy tail covered with bristles.

verb

1. stand up, rise, prickle, stand on end, horripilate It makes the hair on the nape of my neck bristle.

2. be angry, rage, seethe, flare up, bridle, see red, be infuriated, spit (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), be maddened, wig out (slang), get your dander up (slang) He bristled with indignation.

3. abound, crawl, be alive, hum, swarm, teem, be thick The country bristles with armed groups.

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bristle

verb

1. To be or become angry:

anger, blow up, boil over, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe.

Informal: steam.

Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.

2. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied:

abound, crawl, flow, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem.

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Translations

شَعْرٌ خَشِنُ

chlupštětina

børstebørstehår

Borste

cerda

poil

sörte

burst, stinnt hár

andare in colleraispidosetola

šeriaišeriuotasšerysšiurkštus

sari

bust

kocinaščetina

sert kıl

动物或刷子短而硬的毛

bristle

[ˈbrɪsl]

A. N [of brush, on animal] → cerda f; [of beard] bristle(s) → barba f (incipiente)

B. VI

1. [hair etc] → erizarse, ponerse de punta
to bristle with (fig) → estar erizado de
he bristled with anger → se enfureció

2. (fig) [person] → resentirse (at de)

C. CPD bristle brush N → cepillo m de púas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bristle

[ˈbrɪs^əl]

n → poil m

vi

[hair] → se hérisser
bristling with → hérissé(e) de

to bristle with sth (fig) (= have a large number) → grouiller de qch

to bristle at sth → se hérisser à qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bristle

n (of brush, boar etc) → Borste f; (of beard) → Stoppel f

vi

(animal’s hair) → sich sträuben; the dog bristled → dem Hund sträubte sich das Fell

(fig, person) → zornig werden; to bristle with anger → vor Wut schnauben

(fig) to be bristling with people → von or vor Leuten wimmeln; bristling with difficulties → mit Schwierigkeiten gespickt; the dress was bristling with pins → das Kleid steckte voller Nadeln; the soldiers bristled with weapons → die Soldaten waren bis an die Zähne bewaffnet

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bristle

[ˈbrɪsl]

1. n (of beard, animal) → pelo; (of boar, brush) → setola
pure bristle brush → spazzola di pura setola
brush with nylon bristles → spazzola di nylon

2. vi (also bristle up) → rizzarsi
to bristle with (fig) (pins, difficulties) → essere irto/a di (policemen, guards) → brulicare di
he bristled with anger → fremeva di rabbia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bristle

(ˈbrisl) noun

a short, stiff hair on an animal or brush. The dog's bristles rose when it was angry. steekhaar, borselhaar شَعْرٌ خَشِنُ козина pelo chlup, štětina die Borste børste; børstehår σκληρή τρίχα ζώου ή βούρτσας cerda harjas موی کوتاه و زبر harjas poilזיף सूअर का बाल čekinja sörte rambut atau bulu yang pendek dan kaku pelo; setola 剛毛 강모 šerys, šeriai sari bulu kejur borstelhaar, stoppelhaarbust szczecina, sierść ځیګ او لنډ ویښته pelo păr; blană; ţep щетина chlp kocina dlaka ragg, borst ขนแข็งของสัตว์หรือแปรง sert kıl 短而硬的毛(動物或刷子) щетина جانوروں کے سخت بال lông cứng （动物或刷子）短而硬的毛

ˈbristly adjective

having bristles; rough. a bristly moustache. borselrig, stekelrig خَشِنٌ четинест hirsuto štětinatý, srstnatý; naježený borstig stikkende; strittende αγκαθωτός, σκληρός que pincha, de pelos fuertes harjaseline دارای موهای کوتاه و زبر؛ زبر karhea hérissé בַּעֲל זִיפִים कड़े बालों से ढ़का हुआ čekinjav szúrós kasar ispido, irsuto 剛毛のある 강모질의 šeriuotas, šiurkštus sarains; ass misai yang kejur borstelig full av strid bust, stikkende, strittende szczeciniasty د لنډ او ځیګ ویښتو لرونکی hirsuto ţepos щетинистый; колючий naježený ščetinast čekinjav borstig, sträv มีขนแข็ง sert, kaba, kıllı 長硬毛的，硬的 щетинистий; колючий جانوروں کے بالوں سے بنا ہوا dựng đứng 刚毛的，布满刚毛的

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bristle

n (of a brush) cerda; soft-bristle de cerda suave; stiff-bristle o hard-bristle de cerda dura

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