bris´tle|like´

bris´tle|like´: bris|tle «BRIHS uhl», noun, verb, -tled, tling.

–n.

1. one of the short, stiff hairs of some animals or plants: »Brushes are often made of the bristles of hogs.

2. a synthetic substitute for a hog's bristle: »a hairbrush with stiff bristles.

–v.i.

1. to stand up straight: »The dog growled and his hair bristled.

2. to have one's hair stand up straight: »The frightened kitten bristled when it saw the dog.

3. Figurative. to show that one is aroused and ready to fight: »The whole country bristled with indignation. Don't bristle at me—I'm trying to help you.

4. Figurative. to be thickly set: »The harbor bristled with boats and ships. His knowledge of arithmetic was so poor that he found algebra bristling with difficulties.

–v.t.

1. to provide or cover with bristles: »Ice…bristles all the brakes and thorns (Tennyson).

2. to cause (hair) to stand up: »He would…bristle up his feathers (Charles Kingsley).

3. to set thickly with obstrusive objects: »He would bristle all the land with castles (Edward George Lytton).

╂[Middle English brustel, Old English byrst bristle]

–bris´tle|like´, adjective.

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bris|tle — «BRIHS uhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. one of the short, stiff hairs of some animals or plants: »Brushes are often made of the bristles of hogs. 2. a synthetic substitute for a hog s bristle: »a hairbrush with stiff bristles. –v.i. 1. to… … Useful english dictionary
tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; … English syllables
bristle — bris•tle [[t]ˈbrɪs əl[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, esp. hogs, used in making brushes 2) anything resembling these hairs 3) to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles 4) to erect the bristles, as … From formal English to slang
bristle — bris|tle1 [ brısl ] noun count 1. ) one of the many stiff fibers or short pieces of wire or plastic in a brush 2. ) a short stiff hair bristle bris|tle 2 [ brısl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be angry or offended about something: BRIDLE: bristle at … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bristle — Bris tle, v. i. 1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles. [1913 Webster] His hair did bristle upon his head. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To bristle up — Bristle Bris tle, v. i. 1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles. [1913 Webster] His hair did bristle upon his head. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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