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bristle with — ˈbristle ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense … Useful english dictionary
bristle with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bristle with : present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense bristled with past participle bristled with bristle with something to have a lot of… … English dictionary
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|tle1 [ˈbrısəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: byrst bristle ] 1.) [U and C] a short stiff hair that feels rough ▪ His chin was covered with bristles. 2.) a short stiff hair, wire etc that forms part of a brush bristle 2 bristle2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
bristle — [[t]brɪ̱s(ə)l[/t]] bristles, bristling, bristled 1) N COUNT: usu pl Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man s chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man s head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short. ...two… … English dictionary
bristle — I UK [ˈbrɪs(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms bristle : singular bristle plural bristles 1) a short stiff hair 2) one of the many stiff fibres or short pieces of wire or plastic in a brush II UK [ˈbrɪs(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms … English dictionary
bristle — 1 noun (C, U) 1 short stiff hair that feels rough: His chin was covered with bristles. 2 a short stiff hair, wire etc that forms part of a brush 2 verb (I) 1 to behave in a way that shows you are very angry or annoyed (+ with): bristling with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bristle — bristleless, adj. bristlelike, adj. /bris euhl/, n., v., bristled, bristling. n. 1. one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, esp. hogs, used extensively in making brushes. 2. anything resembling these hairs. v.i. 3. to stand or… … Universalium
bristle — /ˈbrɪsəl / (say brisuhl) noun 1. one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially swine, used in making brushes, etc. 2. any short, stiff hair or hair like appendage (often used facetiously of human hair). –verb (bristled,… …
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
