bristle
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1. bristle - Noun
2. bristle - Verb
3. Bristle - Proper noun
Meaning
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
To show defiance or indignation.
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I don't bill myself as an atheist but as a naturalist. Naturalism is a belief system. A lot of scientists bristle at that. We all have to believe we can find the truth. Evidence is my guide. I rely on observation, experimentation and verification.
There are fortunes to be made out of bristle for a man with deft hands.
Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith, but not Penn Jillette.
Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire.
This is his uncle's teaching, this Worcester, Malevolent to you In all aspects, Which makes him prune himself and bristle up The crest of youth against your dignity.
The room abounded with screaming children