Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
bristle with — ˈbristle ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense … Useful english dictionary
bristle with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bristle with : present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense bristled with past participle bristled with bristle with something to have a lot of… … English dictionary
bristle with something — ˈbristle with sth derived to contain a large number of sth • The whole subject bristles with problems. • The newspapers bristled with tributes to the general. Main entry: ↑bristlederived … Useful english dictionary
bristle with — be covered with or abundant in. → bristle … English new terms dictionary
bristle — ► NOUN 1) a short, stiff hair on an animal s skin or a man s face. 2) a stiff animal or artificial hair, used to make a brush. ► VERB 1) (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin. 2) react angrily or defensively. 3) (bristle with) be… … English terms dictionary
bristle — bris|tle1 [ˈbrısəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: byrst bristle ] 1.) [U and C] a short stiff hair that feels rough ▪ His chin was covered with bristles. 2.) a short stiff hair, wire etc that forms part of a brush bristle 2 bristle2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
bristle — {{11}}bristle (n.) O.E. byrst bristle, with metathesis of r , from P.Gmc. *bors (Cf. M.Du. borstel, Ger. borste), from PIE *bhrsti from root *bhar point, bristle (Cf. Skt. bhrstih point, spike ). With el, dim. suffix. {{12}}bristle ( … Etymology dictionary
bristle — v. 1) (D; intr.) to bristle at (he bristled at the remark) 2) (D; intr.) to bristle with (she bristled with anger) * * * [ brɪs(ə)l] (D; intr.) to bristle at (he bristled at the remark) (D; intr.) to bristle with (she bristled with anger) … Combinatory dictionary
bristle — bris|tle1 [ brısl ] noun count 1. ) one of the many stiff fibers or short pieces of wire or plastic in a brush 2. ) a short stiff hair bristle bris|tle 2 [ brısl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be angry or offended about something: BRIDLE: bristle at … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bristle — I UK [ˈbrɪs(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms bristle : singular bristle plural bristles 1) a short stiff hair 2) one of the many stiff fibres or short pieces of wire or plastic in a brush II UK [ˈbrɪs(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms … English dictionary
