bristle
IPA: brˈɪsʌɫ
noun
- A stiff or coarse hair, usually and especially on a nonhuman mammal.
- A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
- The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
- (slang, humorous) Bristol, England (in imitation of the local dialect)
verb
- To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
- To abound, to have an abundance of something, especially something jutting out.
- (with at) To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
- To fix a bristle to.
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