Associations to the word «Bristle»
Verb
Wiktionary
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)
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.