bristles
Meaning of bristles
plural noun
a short, stiff hair on an animal's skin or a man's face.
verb, 3rd person present- (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, typically as a sign of anger or fear.
the hair on the back of his neck bristled
- be covered with or abundant in.
the roof bristled with antennae
Middle English: from Old English byrst (of Germanic origin, related to German Borste ) + -le1.
Information about bristles
- The singular form of bristles is: bristle.
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Hyphenation of bristles
bris-tles
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- bristles is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bristles synonyms
Meaning any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals:
Meaning a long projecting hair or bristle growing from the face or snout of many mammals:
Meaning the cut stalks of cereal plants left sticking out of the ground after the grain is harvested:
Meaning a stiff structure resembling a hair or a bristle, especially in an invertebrate:
Meaning move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up:
Meaning undergo horripilation, in which the hairs stand erect from the body due to cold, fear, or excitement:
Meaning exist in large numbers or amounts:
Meaning (of flying insects) move in or form a swarm:
Meaning be full of or swarming with:
Meaning move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground:
Meaning (especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle:
Meaning make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee:
Anagrams of bristles
Words that rhyme with bristles
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