bristle vs fiber

fiber vs bristle

bristle and fiber both are nouns.

bristle is a verb but fiber is not a verb.

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

As nouns, fiber is a hypernym of bristle; that is, fiber is a word with a broader meaning than bristle:

bristle: a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Other hypernyms of bristle include fibre.

bristle (noun)	fiber (noun)
a stiff hair	a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic	the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
	any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
	coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
	a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

bristle (verb)	fiber (verb)
react in an offended or angry manner
rise up as in fear
be in a state of movement or action
have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles

Difference between bristle and fiber

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