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31naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
32brush — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stiff, stiff bristled ▪ Scrub the wood thoroughly with water and a stiff brush. ▪ fine, soft, soft bristled ▪ …
33bristle — [[t]brɪ̱s(ə)l[/t]] bristles, bristling, bristled 1) N COUNT: usu pl Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man s chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man s head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short. ...two… …
34bristle with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bristle with : present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense bristled with past participle bristled with bristle with something to have a lot of… …
35bristle — /ˈbrɪsəl / (say brisuhl) noun 1. one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially swine, used in making brushes, etc. 2. any short, stiff hair or hair like appendage (often used facetiously of human hair). –verb (bristled,… …
36bristle — [bris′əl] n. [ME bristel, metathetic < OE byrst; akin to Ger borste, bristles < IE * bhr̥sti < base * bhar , point, bristle] 1. any short, stiff, prickly hair of an animal or plant 2. a) any of the hairs of a hog or of some other animals …
37Bristle — Bris tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bristled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bristling}.] 1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; sometimes with up. [1913 Webster] Now for the bare picked bone of majesty Doth dogged war… …
38Bristling — Bristle Bris tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bristled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bristling}.] 1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; sometimes with up. [1913 Webster] Now for the bare picked bone of majesty Doth… …
39Echinate — Ech i*nate, Echinated Ech i*na ted, a. [L. echinatus. See {Echinus}.] Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp. Syn: echinulate. [1913 Webster] …
40Echinated — Echinate Ech i*nate, Echinated Ech i*na ted, a. [L. echinatus. See {Echinus}.] Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp. Syn: echinulate. [1913 Webster] …
