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bristle vs hair

hair vs bristle

bristle and hair both are nouns.

bristle is a verb but hair is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bristle Yes No Yes No
hair Yes No No No
As nouns, hair is a hypernym of bristle; that is, hair is a word with a broader meaning than bristle:
  • bristle: a stiff hair
  • hair: a filamentous projection or process on an organism
bristle (noun) hair (noun)
a stiff hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
a very small distance or space
bristle (verb) hair (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
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