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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