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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Examples of "bristle" in Sentences
- The bristle did not seem to be soft.
- They knew the bristle is a bird's feather.
- This is the usual result of Boar Bristle Brushing.
- These are the variations of bristle in the animal kingdom.
- Most of the grooming you do will be with the bristle brush.
- The coats of the pocket mice are spineless and bristle free.
- The only hair on them is on the ear fringes and tail bristles.
- Among these are the earthworms and the bristle worms of the sea.
- The hindfeet are pale above and the bristles on the digits are short.
- These bristles help in wind dispersion of the fruits as in the dandelion.
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