| Noun | 1. | bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or syntheticbrush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated solid substance | |
| 2. | bristle - a stiff hairhair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism | |
| Verb | 1. | bristle - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" | |
| 2. | bristle - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" | |