Associations to the word «Bristle»

BRISTLE, noun. A stiff or coarse hair.

BRISTLE, noun. The hair or straws that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.

BRISTLE, verb. To rise or stand erect, like bristles.

BRISTLE, verb. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.

BRISTLE, verb. To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.

BRISTLE, verb. To fix a bristle to.

BRISTLE, proper noun. (slang) (humorous) Bristol, England (in imitation of the local dialect)

BRISTLE, noun. A stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic.

BRISTLE, noun. A stiff hair.

BRISTLE, verb. Be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers".

BRISTLE, verb. Rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!".

BRISTLE, verb. Have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles; "bristling leaves".

BRISTLE, verb. React in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program".