bristle

Noun
  1. A stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament);
    Natural or synthetic (synset 102905839)
    is a type of: fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
    is a part of: brush - an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
  2. A stiff hair (synset 101904251)
    is a type of: hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Verb
  1. Be in a state of movement or action (synset 202721470)
    "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
    is a type of: feature, have - have as a feature
    same as: abound, burst
  2. Rise up as in fear (synset 201987611)
    "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
    same as: stand up, uprise
  3. Have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles (synset 202721331)
    "bristling leaves"
    is a type of: feature, have - have as a feature
  4. React in an offended or angry manner (synset 200652969)
    "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"
    is a type of: react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something

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