A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
Used in a Sentence
bristles
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bristles.
Editorial note
The cumulative effect of many bristles landing on a canvas is a general feel or texture.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bristles gathered in one view.
A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bristles.
noun
A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
noun
A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
noun
The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
Example sentences
The cumulative effect of many bristles landing on a canvas is a general feel or texture.
I assume they mean that your previous one can be refurb'd with new bristles, rather than it being someone else's.
They consist of layers of paint with varying thicknesses, transparecies, texture and even shape from the brush bristles.
Also: > It lasts 1 year - you receive a refurbished one (professionally cleaned and all bristles brandnew) for 89.
When the bristles face forward like with a teeth-cleaning twig your lips get in the the way a lot more.
Silicone rubber is high friction - it's going to make cleaning the bristles hard work.
The solution for 2 level homes is 2 robovacs, cheap second hand, going to get disgusting anyways, replace filters and bristles.
I think the spinning bristles really help to pull things of the ground or out of carpet fibres.
Stiff bristles also damage your gum more easily and can lead to gum recessions.
You can get those toothbrushes for kids that play songs through the bristles.
It looks impossible to change the angle of the brush, meaning only the major face of each tooth gets touched by the bristles.
The bristles of the brush should be much softer than enamel.
Quote examples
It always bristles me, like if your criteria is "white men only need apply" well just outright say it, don't tiptoe around it.
I've seen this "optimising for some perceived negative effects" thing with toothbrushes/toothpaste, where "whitening" and stiff bristles actually just means removing more (irreplaceable) enamel from your teeth.
"There was one notorious kid with invisible parents who, when he was an eighth grader, already wore the blond bristles of a beard." Wonder what happened to him?
Considering the way Hollywood bristles at "piracy" of their own products, I suggest raising holy-high-hell over this example of Hollywood "piracy" of the code in question.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bristles in a sentence?
The cumulative effect of many bristles landing on a canvas is a general feel or texture.
What does bristles mean?
A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant.
What part of speech is bristles?
bristles is commonly used as noun.