Noun

• S: (n) bristle (a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) fiber, fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
• S: (n) byssus, beard (tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface)
• S: (n) bristle (a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic)
• S: (n) optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre, glass fibre (a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images)
• S: (n) nerve fiber, nerve fibre (a threadlike extension of a nerve cell)
• S: (n) spindle ((biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle) "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"
• S: (n) loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge (the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer)
• S: (n) cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey (hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants)
• S: (n) bassine (coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms)
• S: (n) coir (stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut)
• S: (n) raffia (fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets)
• S: (n) string (a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod))
• S: (n) fibril, filament, strand (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
• S: (n) lint (fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers)
• S: (n) man-made fiber, synthetic fiber (fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes)
• S: (n) natural fiber, natural fibre (fiber derived from plants or animals)
• S: (n) oakum (loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships)
• S: (n) raveling, ravelling (a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric)
• part holonym
• S: (n) brush (an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) bristle (a stiff hair)

Verb

• S: (v) abound, burst, bristle (be in a state of movement or action) "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
• S: (v) bristle, uprise, stand up (rise up as in fear) "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
• S: (v) bristle (have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles) "bristling leaves"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• sentence frame
• Something is ----ing PP
• S: (v) bristle (react in an offended or angry manner) "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"