Definizione monolingua

bristle

bristle (third-person singular simple present bristles, present participle bristling, simple past and past participle bristled)

1. To be on ones guard or raise ones defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.

   The employees bristled at the prospect of working through the holidays.

bristle (plural bristles)

1. A stiff or coarse hair.
2. The hair or straws that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.
3. (slang) A humorous misspelling of Bristol, in imitation of the local dialect in the English city of that name,
   • Krek Waiter, Peak Bristle.

     Correct Way to Speak Bristol.

Definizione dizionario bristle

	setola
	The hair or straws that make up a brush, broom, or similar item
	A stiff or coarse animal hair.

	barba corta ispida
	A stiff or coarse hair

	pelo ispido
	A stiff or coarse hair

	setole
	The hair or straws that make up a brush, broom, or similar item

pelo

Altri significati:

(slang) A humorous misspelling of Bristol, in imitation of the local dialect in the English city of that name,

The hair or straws that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.

A stiff or coarse hair.

To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.