| NOUN | artifact | bridle | headgear for a horse |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | bridle, check, curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | |
| VERB | emotion | bridle | anger or take offense |
| contact | bridle | put a bridle on | |
| communication | bridle | respond to the reins, as of horses |
| Sounds | bray'dahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | harness | stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart |
| Parts | bit | Piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding |
| cheekpiece | Either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece | |
| headstall, headpiece | The band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head | |
| noseband, nosepiece | A strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose | |
| rein | One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse | |
| Broader | headgear | stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head |
| Spanish | brida | |
| Catalan | brida | |
| Verbs | bridle | respond to the reins, as of horses |
| bridle | put a bridle on | |
| Meaning | The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" | |
| Synonyms | check, curb | |
| Broader | restraint | The act of controlling by restraining someone or something |
| Spanish | freno | |
| Catalan | fre | |
| Meaning | Anger or take offense. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She bridled at his suggestion to elope" | |
| Broader | anger, see red | Become angry |
| Meaning | put a bridle on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "bridle horses" | |
| Narrower | snaffle | fit or restrain with a snaffle |
| Broader | restrain, encumber, cumber | hold back |
| Opposite | unbridle | Remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) |
| Spanish | embridar | |
| Nouns | bridle | headgear for a horse |
| Meaning | respond to the reins, as of horses. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | answer, reply, respond | React verbally |
| Nouns | bridle | headgear for a horse |
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