bristle
noun
[ ˈbrɪs(ə)l ]
• a short, stiff hair on an animal's skin or a man's face.
bristle
verb
• (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, typically as a sign of anger or fear.
• "the hair on the back of his neck bristled"
• be covered with or abundant in.
• "the roof bristled with antennae"
Similar:
abound,
swarm,
teem,
crawl,
overflow,
hum,
be alive,
be packed,
be crowded,
be thronged,
be jammed,
be infested,
be full,
be covered,
be thick,
be crawling,
be lousy,
be stuffed,
be jam-packed,
be chock-a-block,
be chock-full,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old English byrst (of Germanic origin, related to German Borste ) + -le1.
