bristle vs tine

bristle

noun
  • A stiff or coarse hair, usually and especially on a nonhuman mammal. 

  • 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 chaeta: an analogous filament on arthropods, annelids, or other animals. 

verb
  • 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. 

tine

noun
  • A wild vetch or tare. 

  • A small branch, especially on an antler or horn. 

  • A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. 

verb
  • To kindle; to set on fire. 

  • To shut in, or enclose. 

adj
  • small, diminutive 

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