Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 27 compound words that contain bristle. The most common are listed below. Open bristle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- bristle wormSynonym of polychete: Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.
- bristle wormsplural of bristle worm: Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.
- yellow bristle grassGrass of several grass species, including:
- bristle upTo become bristly; to stand on end
- basal bristleA small feather located at the base of a bird's bill that has little or no vane.
- bristle brushA brush with stiff hairs or fibers attached to a handle, used for tasks like painting, cleaning, or grooming.
- bristle brushesplural of bristle brush: A brush with stiff hairs or fibers attached to a handle, used for tasks like painting, cleaning, or grooming.
- bristle mossMoss of genus Orthotrichum
- bristle snailAn Australian land snail of the genus Austrochloritis.
- bristle snailsplural of bristle snail: An Australian land snail of the genus Austrochloritis.
- bristle-tailAlternative form of bristletail: Any of various small, active six-legged arthropods that have two or three bristles at the ends of their abdomens and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the insect subclass …
- bristle-tailsplural of bristle-tail: Any of various small, active six-legged arthropods that have two or three bristles at the ends of their abdomens and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the insect subclass Apterygota …
- yellow bristle grassesplural of yellow bristle grass: Grass of several grass species, including:
Compound words 27
- bristlyCovered with bristles.
- bristlemouthA member of Gonostomatidae, a family of deep-water marine fish.
- bristleconeA bristlecone pine, of subsection Pinus subsect. Balfourianae.
- bristlerSomeone or something that bristles.
- bristlegrassAny of various grasses of the genus Setaria.
- abristleBristling.
- bristlebirdAny of three species of passerine birds in the genus Dasyornis endemic to Australia.
- bristlebillAny of various African bulbuls of the genus Bleda, family Pycnonotidae.
- bristlefrontAny of the birds in the genus Merulaxis, found in Brazil.
- bristleheadPityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown.