bristles
Brush's coarse fibers
Bristles are short, stiff hairs or fibers—the kind found on a brush, a pig's back, or an unshaved chin.
The verb means to stand up stiffly, like hackles raised in alarm: The dog bristled at the stranger.
More often figurative: to bristle is to react with visible irritation or defensiveness: She bristled at the suggestion that she was unqualified.
Facial sensory hairs
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- spinesStiff, pointed projections
- furAnimal body hair
- peltFur-bearing animal skin
hog · boar · badger · horsehair · porcupine · hedgehog · catfish · barbels
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- hacklesErectile neck feathers
- temperState of mind
resentment · hostility · agitation · irritation · annoyance · seething · prickling · defensiveness
Bristled tool for applying pigment
- toothbrushBristled oral cleaning implement
- hairbrushBristled styling tool
- scrub brushStiff-bristled cleaning implement
- broomBristled cleaning stick
bottle brush · wire brush · nail brush · shaving brush · lint brush · mascara wand · filbert · sable
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- scrub brushStiff-bristled cleaning implement
- broomBristled cleaning stick
toilet brush · dish brush · bottle brush · dustpan · floor brush · deck brush · wire brush · frayed
Synthetic textile polymer
- polypropyleneVersatile thermoplastic resin
- polyesterSynthetic petroleum-based fabric
- natural fiberMaterial from living sources
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
horsehair · flagged · tapered · crimped · heat-resistant · durable · flexible · stiffness
Bristled styling tool
- combToothed grooming implement
- stylingArranging for appearance
- detanglingRemoving knots from fibers
- shaving brushTool for applying foam
beard brush · lather · barber · paddle brush · round brush · scalp · smoothing · volumizing
coarse
Rough in texture
prickly · rough · firm · flexible · springy · dense · sparse · tapered · flagged · synthetic
whiskers
Facial sensory hairs
pelt · hog · boar · badger · horsehair · porcupine · hedgehog · catfish · barbels · sensory
rage
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- indignationAnger from mistreatment
- hacklesErectile neck feathers
temper · resentment · hostility · agitation · irritation · annoyance · seething · prickling · defensiveness · ruffled
paintbrush
Bristled tool for applying pigment
- toothbrushBristled oral cleaning implement
- hairbrushBristled styling tool
- scrub brushStiff-bristled cleaning implement
broom · bottle brush · wire brush · nail brush · shaving brush · lint brush · mascara wand · filbert · sable · synthetic
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- scrub brushStiff-bristled cleaning implement
broom · toilet brush · dish brush · bottle brush · dustpan · floor brush · deck brush · wire brush · frayed · splayed
nylon
Synthetic textile polymer
- polypropyleneVersatile thermoplastic resin
- polyesterSynthetic petroleum-based fabric
- natural fiberMaterial from living sources
synthetic · horsehair · flagged · tapered · crimped · heat-resistant · durable · flexible · stiffness · filament
hairbrush
Bristled styling tool
- combToothed grooming implement
- stylingArranging for appearance
- detanglingRemoving knots from fibers
shaving brush · beard brush · lather · barber · paddle brush · round brush · scalp · smoothing · volumizing · blow-dry
- brushesbrush, paintbrushes, toothbrushes, hairbrush, scrub brush
- plant defensesthorns, spines, trichomes, toxins, latex
- larval defensesurticating hairs, spines, eyespots
- shaving brushesbadger brush, boar brush, silvertip, synthetic brush, horsehair brush
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- animal defensespoison, venom, toxin, toxins, horns
- soft bristlesPliable brush strands
- toothbrush bristlesCleaning filaments on dental tool
- bristle brushTool with stiff fibers
- plastic bristlesManufactured flexible fibers
- wire bristlesRigid metal cleaning strands
- boar bristlesCoarse hairs from wild swine