bristle

  • 21bristle at — verb show anger or indignation (Freq. 1) She bristled at his insolent remarks • Syn: ↑bridle at, ↑bridle up, ↑bristle up • Hypernyms: ↑mind • Verb Frames …

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  • 22bristle — [ brɪs(ə)l] noun a short, stiff hair on an animal s skin or a man s face. ↘a stiff animal hair, or a man made substitute, used to make a brush. verb 1》 (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, as a sign of anger or fear. 2》 react… …

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  • 23bristle — 1 noun (C, U) 1 short stiff hair that feels rough: His chin was covered with bristles. 2 a short stiff hair, wire etc that forms part of a brush 2 verb (I) 1 to behave in a way that shows you are very angry or annoyed (+ with): bristling with… …

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  • 24bristle — [ˈbrɪs(ə)l] noun [C] I 1) a short stiff fibre in a brush 2) a short stiff hair II verb [I] bristle [ˈbrɪs(ə)l] to be angry or offended …

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  • 25bristle — /ˈbrɪsəl / (say brisuhl) noun 1. one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially swine, used in making brushes, etc. 2. any short, stiff hair or hair like appendage (often used facetiously of human hair). –verb (bristled,… …

  • 26bristle up — verb show anger or indignation She bristled at his insolent remarks • Syn: ↑bristle at, ↑bridle at, ↑bridle up • Hypernyms: ↑mind • Verb Frames: Somebody s …

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  • 27Bristle Blasting — ist ein Verfahren zur Bearbeitung metallischer Oberflächen mittels eines speziell entwickelten rotierenden und mit Drähten bestückten Bandes. Es wird angewendet, um Korrosion oder eine eventuell vorhandene Oberflächenbeschichtung zu entfernen und …

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  • 28Bristle-spined Rat — Temporal range: none Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] …

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  • 29bristle with — ˈbristle ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense …

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  • 30Bristle-thighed Curlew — Conservation status Vulnerable ( …

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