Make+bristly

  • 121bristle — [ brɪs(ə)l] noun a short, stiff hair on an animal s skin or a man s face. ↘a stiff animal hair, or a man made substitute, used to make a brush. verb 1》 (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, as a sign of anger or fear. 2》 react… …

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  • 122rough — 1. adjective 1) rough ground Syn: uneven, irregular, bumpy, lumpy, knobbly, stony, rocky, rugged, rutted, pitted, rutty Ant: smooth, flat 2) …

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  • 123designer — has been since the 1960s a vogue word first used in the fashion world to describe articles bearing the name of a famous designer and therefore prestigious and expensive. In this use designer is used attributively (before a noun), as in designer… …

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  • 124reu-2, reu̯ǝ- : rū̆ - —     reu 2, reu̯ǝ : rū̆     English meaning: to tear out, dig out, open, acquire, etc..     Deutsche Übersetzung: “aufreißen, graben, aufwũhlen; ausreißen; raffen”     Grammatical information: participle perf. pass. rū̆ tó     Note: to part, as… …

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  • 125bristle — ► NOUN 1) a short, stiff hair on an animal s skin or a man s face. 2) a stiff animal or artificial hair, used to make a brush. ► VERB 1) (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin. 2) react angrily or defensively. 3) (bristle with) be… …

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  • 126hog — [hôg, häg] n. pl. hogs or, for 1 & 2, hog [ME < OE hogg < ? or akin to ON höggva, to cut (akin to OE heawan, HEW), in basic sense “castrated”] 1. any swine, esp. a domesticated adult (Sus scrofa) ready for market, or, in England, a… …

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  • 127spinifex — [spin′i feks΄] n. [ModL < L spina,SPINE + facere, to make, DO1] any of a genus (Spinifex) of Australian grasses with pointed leaves and bristly seed heads …

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