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bristles definition
bristles |
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 -------------- Grep of noun bristle bristle bristle brush bristle fern bristle grass bristlecone fir bristlecone pine bristlegrass bristletail hare's-foot bristle fern yellow bristle grass Overview of noun bristle The noun bristle has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) bristle -- (a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic) 2. (1) bristle -- (a stiff hair) 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 noun bristle The noun bristle has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) bristle -- (a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic) 2. (1) bristle -- (a stiff hair) 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!")
bristles definition