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English noun: bristle | |||
| 1. | bristle (artifact) a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fiber, fibre | ||
| Part meronym | brush | ||
| 2. | bristle (animal) a stiff hair | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hair | ||
English verb: bristle | |||
| 1. | bristle (stative) be in a state of movement or action | ||
| Samples | The room abounded with screaming children. The garden bristled with toddlers. | ||
| Examples | The streets bristle with crowds | ||
| Synonyms | abound, burst | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| 2. | bristle (motion) rise up as in fear | ||
| Samples | The dog's fur bristled. It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!. | ||
| Synonyms | stand up, uprise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| 3. | bristle (stative) have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles | ||
| Samples | Bristling leaves. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feature, have | ||
| 4. | bristle (cognition) react in an offended or angry manner | ||
| Samples | He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
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