Bristled

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of bristle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having bristles; hence, stiffly bearded: as, “bristled lips,”
  • In heraldry, having bristles on the neck and back: said specifically of a boar used as a bearing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
  • Verb Form
    bristled    bristles    bristling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    have    feature    respond    react    hair   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    bristled    bristling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    seta    setula    setule    vibrissa   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    antimissile    dismissal    epistle    fissel    fissile   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mustache    tuft    fuzz    stubble    mane