Bristle

n.	1.	A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
	2.	(Bot.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
v. t.	1.	To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; - sometimes with up. [imp. & p. p. Bristled ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bristling ( ).] Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest. - Shak. Boy, bristle thy courage up. - Shak.
	2.	To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
v. i.	1.	To rise or stand erect, like bristles. His hair did bristle upon his head. - Sir W. Scott.
	2.	To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles. The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten thousand bayonets. - Thackeray. Ports bristling with thousands of masts. - Macaulay.
	3.	To show defiance or indignation. To bristle up to show anger or defiance.

Noun	1.	bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
	2.	bristle - a stiff hair
Verb	1.	bristle - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" Synonyms: abound, burst
	2.	bristle - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!" Synonyms: uprise, stand up

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