bristles

Meanings

Noun

• a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
• a stiff hair
• plural of bristle

Verb

• be in a state of movement or action
• rise up as in fear
• have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
• react in an offended or angry manner
• third-person singular simple present indicative of bristle

Synonyms

abound, bristle, burst, stand up, uprise