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bristle

Letters that make bristle

s, b, e, l, r, t, i are letters that make 'bristle'

Words within bristle

BR, RI, Bris, LE, Br, Tl are words within 'bristle'

Anagrams of bristle

blister, riblets are anagrams of 'bristle'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of bristle

bristles, bristled are words created by adding a letter to 'bristle'

bristle is a 7 letter word starting with b
bristle is a 7 letter word ending with e

6 possible definitions for 'bristle'

Bristle as "have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles"

Under this definition, bristle is a verb and has the following properties:

bristle as a type

'bristle' can be a type of feature, have.

Bristle as "rise up as in fear"

Under this definition, bristle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

uprise, stand up have the same meaning as 'bristle'

Derivatives of bristle

bristle is a derivative of bristle.

Example of bristle used within this context

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

Bristle as "a stiff hair"

Under this definition, bristle is a noun and has the following properties:

bristle as a type

'bristle' can be a type of hair.

Derivatives of bristle

bristle, uprise, stand up are derivatives of 'bristle'.

Bristle as "a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament), natural or synthetic"

Under this definition, bristle is a noun and has the following properties:

bristle as a type

'bristle' can be a type of fiber, fibre.

bristle as a part

'bristle' can be a part of brush.

Derivatives of bristle

barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny are derivatives of 'bristle'.

Bristle as "react in an offended or angry manner"

Under this definition, bristle is a verb and has the following properties:

bristle as a type

'bristle' can be a type of react, respond.

Example of bristle used within this context

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

Bristle as "be in a state of movement or action"

Under this definition, bristle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

abound, burst have the same meaning as 'bristle'

bristle as a type

'bristle' can be a type of feature, have.

Derivatives of bristle

fit, burst are derivatives of 'bristle'.

Example of bristle used within this context

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