n.
- A stiff hair.
- A stiff hairlike structure: the bristles of a wire brush.
v. bris·tled, bris·tling, bris·tles
v. intr.
- To stand stiffly on end like bristles: The hair on the dog's neck bristled.
- To raise the bristles: The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.
- To react in an angry or offended manner: The author bristled at the suggestion of plagiarism.
- To be covered or thick with or as if with bristles: The path bristled with thorns.
v. tr.
- To cause to stand erect like bristles; stiffen.
- To furnish or supply with bristles.
- To make bristly; ruffle.
bristle
n 1: a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
2: a stiff hair
v 1: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" [syn: abound, burst]
2: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: uprise, stand up]
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bristle 뻣뻣하게 털을 곤두세우고 성내다.