bristle vs brush

bristle and brush both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bristle	Yes	No	Yes	No
brush	Yes	No	Yes	No

bristle (noun)	brush (noun)
a stiff hair	a minor short-term fight
a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic	the act of brushing your hair
	the act of brushing your teeth
	contact with something dangerous or undesirable
	a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
	an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
	conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
	momentary contact
	a dense growth of bushes

bristle (verb)	brush (verb)
react in an offended or angry manner	remove with or as if with a brush
rise up as in fear	touch lightly and briefly
be in a state of movement or action	rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles	clean with a brush
	cover by brushing
	sweep across or over