Definitions for bristle
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 4 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, stand up
(rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!")
3. bristle
(have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles; "bristling leaves")
4. bristle
(react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program")
