bristle


bristle - noun

  • a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
  • a stiff hair

    • bristle - verb

    • be in a state of movement or action
    • rise up as in fear
    • have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles
    • react in an offended or angry manner

    bristle - thesaurus

    abound   burst   uprise  


    View spelling list Words ending in stle and learn about the word bristle in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. al, el, ol.

    Scrabble score for bristle

    b is 3 r is 1 i is 1 s is 1 t is 1 l is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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