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- Dictionarybristle/ˈbrɪsl/
noun
- 1. a short, stiff hair on an animal's skin or a man's face. Similar
verb
- 1. (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, typically as a sign of anger or fear: "the hair on the back of his neck bristled" Similar
- 2. be covered with or abundant in: "the roof bristled with antennae" Similar
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BRISTLE definition: 1. a short, stiff hair, usually one of many: 2. The bristles of a brush are the stiff hairs or…. Learn more.
verb. bristled; bristling ˈbris-liŋ. ˈbri-sə- transitive verb. 1. : to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments : to furnish with bristles. 2. : to make aggressive or angry : to make bristly : ruffle. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to rise and stand stiffly erect. quills bristling. b. : to raise the bristles (as in anger)
Bristles are the short hairs that grow on someone's body, especially after they have shaved. The hairs on the top of the head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
A bristle is a stiff hair — the kind men shave off their face or the kind badgers have all over. Bristle also means to get angry. Tell an animal rights activist you use a badger's bristle shaving brush and you'll get the idea.
Bristle definition: one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.. See examples of BRISTLE used in a sentence.
BRISTLE meaning: 1. a short, stiff hair, usually one of many: 2. The bristles of a brush are the stiff hairs or…. Learn more.
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.
Definitions of 'bristle' 1. Bristles are the short hairs that grow on someone's body, especially after they have shaved. The hairs on the top of the head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short. [...] 2. The bristles of a brush are the thick hairs or hair-like pieces of plastic which are attached to it. [...] 3.
BRISTLE meaning: 1. to show that you are annoyed about something: 2. a short, stiff hair. Learn more.
Verb. Noun. Pronoun. Filter. noun. bristles. Any short, stiff, prickly hair of an animal or plant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any of the hairs of a hog or of some other animals, used for brushes. Webster's New World. Such a hair, or an artificial hair like it, in a brush. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: seta.
