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Meaning of bristle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bristle
      n 1: a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or
           synthetic
      2: a stiff hair
      v 1: be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded
           with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with
           toddlers" [syn: {abound}, {burst}, {bristle}]
      2: rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight
         to make one's hair uprise!" [syn: {bristle}, {uprise}, {stand
         up}]
      3: have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles;
         "bristling leaves"
      4: react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her
         suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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