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Noun
S:
(n)
bristle
(a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic)
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sister term
part holonym
derivationally related form
W:
(adj)
bristly
[Related to:
bristle
] (having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.)
"a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
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"
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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"
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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"