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bristled definition

bristled


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bristle 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  bristle 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  bristle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  bristle 
 
  2  senses  of  bristle 
 
  Sense  1 
  abound,  burst,  bristle 
  =>  have  feature 
 
  Sense  2 
  bristle,  uprise 
  =>  arise,  rise,  uprise,  get  up  stand  up 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  bristle 
 
  bristle  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  bristle 
 
  Sense  1 
  abound,  burst,  bristle 
  =>  have  feature 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  bristle,  uprise 
  =>  arise,  rise,  uprise,  get  up  stand  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bristle 
 
  The  verb  bristle  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  abound,  burst,  bristle  --  (be  in  a  state  of  movement  or  action  "The  room  abounded  with  screaming  children";  "The  garden  bristled  with  toddlers") 
  2.  (2)  bristle,  uprise  --  (rise  up  of  animals  fur  or  hair;  as  in  fear;  "The  dog's  fur  bristled";  "It  was  a  sight  to  make  one's  hair  uprise!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bristled 
 
  The  adj  bristled  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  barbed,  barbellate,  briary,  briery,  bristled,  bristly,  burred,  burry,  prickly,  spiny,  thorny  --  (having  or  covered  with  protective  barbs  or  quills  or  spines  or  thorns  etc.;  "a  horse  with  a  short  bristly  mane";  "bristly  shrubs";  "burred  fruits") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  bristled 
 
  1  sense  of  bristled 
 
  Sense  1 
  barbed,  barbellate,  briary,  briery,  bristled,  bristly,  burred,  burry,  prickly,  spiny,  thorny 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  armed)  ->  unarmed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  bristled 
 
  1  sense  of  bristled 
 
  Sense  1 
  barbed,  barbellate,  briary,  briery,  bristled,  bristly,  burred,  burry,  prickly,  spiny,  thorny 
  =>  armed  (vs.  unarmed) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  bristled 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  bristled 
 
  bristled  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  bristled 
  bristled 
 
  Overview  of  verb  bristle 
 
  The  verb  bristle  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  abound,  burst,  bristle  --  (be  in  a  state  of  movement  or  action  "The  room  abounded  with  screaming  children";  "The  garden  bristled  with  toddlers") 
  2.  (2)  bristle,  uprise  --  (rise  up  of  animals  fur  or  hair;  as  in  fear;  "The  dog's  fur  bristled";  "It  was  a  sight  to  make  one's  hair  uprise!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bristled 
 
  The  adj  bristled  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  barbed,  barbellate,  briary,  briery,  bristled,  bristly,  burred,  burry,  prickly,  spiny,  thorny  --  (having  or  covered  with  protective  barbs  or  quills  or  spines  or  thorns  etc.;  "a  horse  with  a  short  bristly  mane";  "bristly  shrubs";  "burred  fruits") 



bristled definition