Bristle |
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine. |
n. |
Bristle |
A stiff, sharp, roundish hair. |
n. |
Bristle |
To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up. |
v. t. |
Bristle |
To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread. |
v. t. |
Bristle |
To rise or stand erect, like bristles. |
v. i. |
Bristle |
To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles. |
v. i. |
Bristle |
To show defiance or indignation. |
v. i. |
Bristle-shaped |
Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf. |
a. |
Needle-pointed |
Pointed as needles. |
a. |
Pointed |
of Point |
imp. & p. p. |
Pointed |
Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. |
a. |
Pointed |
Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. |
a. |
Probe-pointed |
Having a blunt or button-shaped extremity; -- said of cutting instruments. |
a. |
Three-pointed |
Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate. |
a. |