To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
To fix a bristle to.
To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.
To abound, to have an abundance of something, especially something jutting out.
The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
A stiff or coarse hair, usually and especially on a nonhuman mammal.
A chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals.
To open outward in shape.
To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas (flare gas).
To blaze brightly.
To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
To suddenly happen or intensify.
To suddenly erupt in anger.
To cause inflammation; to inflame.
A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
Bell-bottom trousers.
The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
A sudden bright light.