Apedia

Bristle Short Stiff Sth Noun, Verbbre /ˈbrɪsl/Name /ˈbrɪsl/ Noun 1 A HairThe

Front bristle
Back noun, verbBrE /ˈbrɪsl/NAmE /ˈbrɪsl/
noun
1 a short stiff hairthe bristles on his chin
2 one of the short stiff hairs or wires in a brush
verb
1 [intransitive] ~ (with sth) (at sth) to suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what sb says or does  His lies made her bristle with rage.
2 [intransitive] (of an animal's fur) to stand up on the back and neck because the animal is frightened or angry
ˈbristle with sth  to contain a large number of sth  The whole subject bristles with problems. The newspapers bristled with tributes to the general.

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Presume i presumed syn true assume somebody/something accept

Previous card: Enigmatic bre /ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk/name /ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk/adjective  word origin  example bank mysterious difficult

Up to card list: A Song of Ice and Fire