HyperDic: bristled

English > 1 sense of the word *bristled*:
ADJECTIVE	all	bristled, barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

bristled > pronunciation
Sounds	brih'sahld
Rhymes	addled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld...

English > *bristled*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc..
Synonyms	barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
Broader	armed	(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
Spanish	erizado, espinoso, punzante
Catalan	eriçat, espinós, punxant