bristle vs fibre
fibre vs bristlebristle and fibre both are nouns.
bristle is a verb but fibre is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bristle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fibre | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fibre is a hypernym of
bristle; that is, fibre is a
word with a broader meaning than bristle:
- bristle: a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
- fibre: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
Other hypernyms of bristle include
fiber.
| bristle (noun) | fibre (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) | fibre (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 |
Words related to "bristle"
Words related to "fibre"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- Canadian spelling
- Cebu maguey
- bassine
- beard
- bran
- bristle
- byssus
- cantala
- cell
- cellulose
- character
- cloth
- coir
- fabric
- fiber
- fibril
- filament
- food product
- foodstuff
- glass fiber
- glass fibre
- integrity
- lint
- loofa
- loofah
- loufah sponge
- luffa
- man-made fiber
- manila maguey
- material
- muscle cell
- muscle fiber
- muscle fibre
- natural fiber
- natural fibre
- nerve fiber
- nerve fibre
- oakum
- optical fiber
- optical fibre
- personality
- raffia
- raveling
- ravelling
- responsibility
- responsibleness
- roughage
- spindle
- spirit
- strand
- string
- stuff
- synthetic fiber
- textile
- thoughtfulness
- trait
- vulcanized fiber
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