bristle

bris·tle  (brsl)

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

Noun

1. any short stiff hair, such as on a pig's back

2. something resembling these hairs: toothbrush bristle

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

1. to stand up or cause to stand up like bristles

2. to show anger or indignation: she bristled at the suggestion

3. to be thickly covered or set: the hedges bristled with blossom [Old English byrst]

bristly adj

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

verb 2. stand up, rise, prickle, stand on end, horripilate

verb 3. 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)

verb 4. abound, crawl, be alive, hum, swarm, teem, be thick

Translations

bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → cerda

vi → erizarse

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bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → poil m

vi → se hérisser;

bristling with → hérissé(e) de

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bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → Borste f;

(of beard) → Stoppel f

vi → zornig werden;

bristling with → strotzend von

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bristle [ˈbrɪsl] n → setola

vi → rizzarsi;

bristling with → irto/a di

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bristle

n bristle [ˈbrisl]

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

adj bristly

having bristles; rough a bristly moustache. borselrig, stekelrig خَشِنٌ четинест štětinatý, srstnatý; naježený stikkende; strittende borstig αγκαθωτός, σκληρός que pincha, de pelos fuertes harjaseline دارای موهای کوتاه و زبر؛ زبر harjaksinen, törröttävä hérissé בַּעֲל זִיפִים कड़े बालों से ढ़का हुआ čekinjav szúrós kasar ispido, irsuto 剛毛のある 뻣뻣한 šeriuotas, šiurkštus sarains; ass misai yang kejur borstelig full av strid bust, stikkende, strittende szczeciniasty hirsuto ţepos щетинистый; колючий naježený ščetinast čekinjav borstig, sträv มีขนแข็ง sert, kaba, kıllı 毛發叢生的 щетинистий; колючий جانوروں کے بالوں سے بنا ہوا dựng đứng 毛发丛生的