Bristles

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  • n. Plural form of bristle.
  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bristle.
  • Word Usage
    "Occasionally hairdressers have nibbled around the edges of my scalp with a straight razor, but now it's a comfortable stroking of the blade against my skin, separating off the bristles from the follicles, looking clean, feeling smooth."
    Verb Form
    bristled    bristles    bristling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    have    feature    respond    react    hair    fiber    fibre   
    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    gristle    missal    missel    missile    thistle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mustache    tuft    fuzz    stubble    mane    mustaches    ringlet    eyebrow    blotch    curl