Look up: bristle


  1. Bristle
    a stiff hair-like projection
    Found op http://australianmuseum.net.au/Glossary-of-fish-terms

  2. bristle
    [n] - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament) 2. [n] - a stiff hair 3. [v] - rise up
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=bristle

  3. Bristle
    Bris'tle (brĭs's'l) noun [ Middle English bristel , brustel , Anglo-Saxon bristl , byrst ; akin to Dutch borstel , Old High German burst , German borste , Icelandic burst , Swedish bo...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/100

  4. Bristle
    Bris'tle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bristled ; present participle & verbal noun Bristling ] 1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/100

  5. Bristle
    Bris'tle intransitive verb 1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles. « His hair did bristle upon his head. Sir W. Scott. » 2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bri...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/100

  6. bristle
    <dermatology> Stiff, strong but slender hair or trichome. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?bristle

  7. bristle
    noun a stiff hair
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bristle

  8. bristle
    noun a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bristle

  9. bristle
    verb react in an offended or angry manner; `He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bristle



  1. bristle
    verb rise up as in fear; `The dog`s fur bristled`; `It was a sight to make one`s hair uprise!`
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  2. Bristle
    • (v. t.) To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread. • (v. t.) To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up. • (v. i.) To show defiance or indignation. • (v. i.) To rise or stand erect, like bristles. • (n.) A stiff...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/bristle/

  3. bristle
    (from the article `gundi`) any of five North African species of rodents distinguished by its comblike rows of bristles on the inner two toes of each hindfoot. Gundis have a ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/113

  4. Bristle
    A bristle is a stiff hair or feather. Also used are synthetic materials such as nylon in items such as brooms and sweepers. Bristles are often used to make brushes for cleaning uses, as they are strongly abrasive; common examples include the toothbrush and toilet brush. The bristle brush is a commo...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristle

  5. Bristle
    In painting, a bristle refers exclusively to the hair of a pig (boar or hog). Hence a bristle brush is a brush made from pig hairs.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AB.HTM

  6. BRISTLE
    The working part of a brush containing natural bristles (usually hog hair) or artificial bristles (nylon or polyester).
    Found op http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles/GeneralArticles/GLOSSARYTERMS.htm

  7. BRISTLE
    The working part of a brush containing natural bristles (usually hog hair) or artificial bristles (nylon or polyester).
    Found op http://www.goldenglowpaints.com/Articles/GeneralArticles/GLOSSARYTERMS.htm

  8. Bristle
    a stiff hair, usually erect or curving away from its attachment point
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21767

  9. bristle
    1) A stiff hair-like projection 2) Become annoyed 3) Become indignant 4) Brush material 5) Brush part 6) Fiber 7) Fibre 8) Get angry 9) Get your hackles up 10) Prickle 11) Show irritation 12) Stand up 13) Take...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/bristle/1

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