Definitions for Bristle
ˈbrɪs əlbris·tle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bristlenoun

   a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic

2. bristleverb

   a stiff hair

3. abound, burst, bristleverb

   be in a state of movement or action

   "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"

4. bristle, uprise, stand upverb

   rise up as in fear

   "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"

5. bristleverb

   have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles

   "bristling leaves"

6. bristleverb

   react in an offended or angry manner

   "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bristlenoun

   A stiff or coarse hair.

2. bristlenoun

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

3. bristlenoun

   A humorous misspelling of Bristol, in imitation of the local dialect in the English city of that name,

4. bristleverb

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

   The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.

5. Etymology: From bristil, brustel, diminutive of brust, from byrst, from burstiz (compare Dutch borstel, German Borste ‘boar's bristle’, Icelandic burst), from bʰr̥stís (compare Middle Irish brostaim ‘I goad, spur’, Latin fastigium ‘top’, Polish barszcz ‘hogweed’).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRISTLEnoun

   The stiff hair of swine.

   Etymology: bristl, Sax.

   I will not open my lips so wide as a bristle may enter. William Shakespeare.

   He is covered with hair, and not, as the boar, with bristles, which probably spend more upon the same matter which, in other creatures, makes the horns; for bristles seem to be nothing else but a horn split into a multitude of little ones. Nehemiah Grew.

   Two boars whom love to battle draws,
   With rising bristles, and with frothy jaws,
   Their adverse breasts with tusks oblique they wound. Dryd.

2. To Bristleverb

   To erect in bristles.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Now for the bare-pickt bone of majesty,
   Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest,
   And snarleth in the gentle eyes of peace. William Shakespeare, K. John.

   Which makes him plume himself, and bristle up
   The crest of youth against your dignity. William Shakespeare, H. IV.

3. To Bristleverb

   To stand erect as bristles.

   Be it ounce, or cat, or bear,
   Pard, or boar with bristled hair,
   In thy eye that shall appear,
   When thou wak’st, it is thy dear. William Shakespeare, Midsum. N. Dr.

   Stood Theodore surpriz’d in deadly fright,
   With chatt’ring teeth, and bristling hair upright;
   Yet arm’d with inborn worth. John Dryden, Fables.

   Thy hair so bristles with unmanly fears,
   As fields of corn that rise in bearded ears. John Dryden, Persius.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bristle

   A bristle is a stiff hair or feather (natural or artificial), either on an animal, such as a pig, a plant, or on a tool such as a brush or broom.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bristle

   A bristle is a short, stiff hair or fiber, often on an animal or used in various types of brushes. It can also refer to the act of standing upright or react in an angry or offended manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bristlenoun

   a short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine

2. Bristlenoun

   a stiff, sharp, roundish hair

3. Bristleverb

   to erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up

4. Bristleverb

   to fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread

5. Bristleverb

   to rise or stand erect, like bristles

6. Bristleverb

   to appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles

7. Bristleverb

   to show defiance or indignation

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bristle

   A bristle is a stiff hair or feather. Also used are synthetic materials such as nylon in items such as brooms and sweepers. Bristles are often used to make brushes for cleaning uses, as they are strongly abrasive; common examples include the toothbrush and toilet brush. The bristle brush is a common household cleaning tool, often used to remove dirt or grease from pots and pans.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bristle

   bris′l, n. a short, stiff hair, as of swine.—v.i. to stand erect, as bristles.—v.t. to cover, as with bristles: to make bristly:—pr.p. bris′tling; pa.p. brist′led.—adj. Bristled (bris′ld), furnished with bristles.—n. Brist′liness.—adj. Brist′ly, set with bristles: rough.—To set up one's bristles, to show temper. [A.S. byrst; Scot. birse; cog. with Ger. borste, Ice. burst.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bristle

   a stiff hair, usually short and blunt.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRISTLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bristle is ranked #83226 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bristle surname appeared 226 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bristle.
   
   96.4% or 218 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Fiber
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Anagrams for Bristle »

1. blister

2. riblets

How to pronounce Bristle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bristle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bristle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bristle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Bristle in a Sentence

1. Brendan McPhillips:

   You've got to campaign everywhere and talk to everybody, some progressives bristle at this. I am not suggesting you ignore at all the persuasion work that needs to be done to engage your base, but you can't ignore rural parts of the state when you are running statewide. So, you need to show up.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bristle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bristle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bristle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bristle
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bristle
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Bristle
9. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Bristle
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html