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bristlelike

Meaning of "bristlelike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRISTLELIKE

ˈbrɪsəlˌlaɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRISTLELIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bristlelike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BRISTLELIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bristlelike in the English dictionary

The definition of bristlelike in the dictionary is resembling a bristle.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRISTLELIKE

camellike · cymbal-like · funnel-like · girdle-like · jewel-like · junglelike · mammal-like · maplelike · metal-like · needlelike · nettle-like · opal-like · petal-like · saddle-like · squirrel-like · swivel-like · temple-like · tinsel-like · tunnel-like · vowel-like

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRISTLELIKE

briskish · briskly · briskness · brisling · Brisso · Brissot · bristle · bristle brush · bristle worm · bristle-grass · bristlecone pine · bristletail · bristliness · bristling · bristly · Bristol · Bristol board · Bristol Channel · Bristol fashion · bristols

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRISTLELIKE

apelike · belike · dislike · eyelike · homelike · lifelike · mouselike · platelike · princelike · slatelike · sleevelike · smokelike · snakelike · spongelike · tapelike · tilelike · tonguelike · trancelike · treelike · wavelike · wifelike

Synonyms and antonyms of bristlelike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bristlelike» into 25 languages

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Trends of use of bristlelike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRISTLELIKE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bristlelike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRISTLELIKE»

Discover the use of bristlelike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bristlelike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Natural Arrangement of British Plants: According to Their ...
Pericline-scales few, equal, lanceolate, in one series ; cli- nanthus ovate, convex, honeycombed, cells fringed ; chaffs lanceolate, shorter than the flowers ; outer calyx 4-toothed, free, contracted above ; inner 5-toothed, teeth bristlelike, rough ...
Samuel F. Gray, 1821
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Sonoran Desert Plants: An Ecological Atlas
The spine clusters are of 4 sturdy central spines and 12-20 bristlelike or needlelike radial spines. The cup-shaped flowers are red, orange, or yellow and are about 5 cm in diameter (Grant and Grant 1979a) . The yellow fruits may persist for up ...
Raymond M. Turner, Janice Emily Bowers, Tony L. Burgess, 2005
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A Natural Arrangement of British Plants: According to Their ...
Root fibrous; culm bulbose at bottom, leafy, slender, branching above; branches divaricated; leaves, crowded, bristlelike, smooth, cellular ; tells in a double row, alternating ; heads 3-flowered, lateral and terminal, sessile; Iractvcc small, ...
Samuel Frederick Gray, 1821
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Arizona Flora
Bristlelike spines normally borne on the margins of the areoles (3). 2. Bristlelike spines wanting; spines variable, often not hooked, not rarely as thick as wide 1. F. Covillei 2. Bristlelike spines borne on the margin of the areole ; spines hooked, ...
Thomas Henry Kearney, Robert Hibbs Peebles, 1960
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Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey
Cenchrus longispinus (fig.) Mat Sandbur; na 1b Spikelets and florets not enclosed within a bur, but situated above or among bristles arising from spikelet base, sometimes only 2 bristles and sometimes both glumes and florets bristlelike 4a ...
Linda H. Beidleman, Eugene N. Kozloff, 2014
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Trees of Eastern North America
a.k.a. Krug's Holly Quick iD An evergreen shrub distinguished from other hollies by its combination of leaves with short bristlelike teeth, flowers with 5–9 petals, and black fruit. Evergreen, usually a shrub, occasionally a small tree to about 7 m  ...
Gil Nelson, Christopher J. Earle, Richard Spellenberg, 2014
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The Grasses of Missouri
Spikes diffuse, with few, widely spaced spikelets; glumes obsolete or much reduced 5. E. hystrix e. Spikes generally more compact, with numerous spikelets; glumes bristlelike to well developed f. Glumes bristlelike, at most 0.5 mm wide g.
Clair L. Kucera, 1998
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Weeds of California and Other Western States
Calyx lobes linear, lowest 2 bristlelike. Rose clover: April–May. Heads spherical to slightly ovoid, 10–25 mm long and wide, sessile, appearfuzzy. Flowers pink to violet-pink, 11–15 mm long, erect to spreading, numerous. Calyx densely hairy ...
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Evelyn A. Healy, 2007
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Fruits and seeds of genera in the subfamily Faboideae (Fabaceae)
The complex hairs are categorized as bristlelike (6 genera), plumose (2 genera), setae ( 1 genus), or T-shaped (3 genera). Most of the epicarp hairs are pliable ( 273 genera), but some are stiff (50 genera). Most of the epicarp hairs also have ...
Joseph H. Kirkbride, Charles R. Gunn, Anna L. Weitzman, 2003
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Flowering Plants and Ferns of Arizona
5. Central spines usually brown or gray and hooked; stem thick, barrellike, the circumference approximating the length; inner perianth segments with a broad purplish central stripe (6). 6. Bristlelike spines wanting; spines variable, often not  ...
Thomas Henry Kearney, Robert Hibbs Peebles, 1942

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRISTLELIKE»

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Bristlemouths: An ocean mystery in the trillions
The main distinguishing features are subtle differences in the fins and luminous organs. All members wield bristlelike teeth. Overall, the fish are ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
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An Ocean Mystery in the Trillions
All members wield bristlelike teeth. Over all, the fish are one to three inches in length, tan to black in color, and at times display a kind of ghostly ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Gory Guts: Photos of a T. Rex Autopsy
... serrated teeth, bristlelike protofeathers and even shock-absorbing pads on its feet. [Read a Q&A with a paleontologist star in "T. rex Autopsy"]. «Live Science, Jun 15»
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Photos: Ancient Sea Monster Was One of Largest Arthropods
"The head is very whalelike in being rather large and elongate, and with long, bristlelike appendages underneath," he said. "The body is ... «Live Science, Mar 15»
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Earliest dinosaurs may have sported feathers
“There is a near-consensus now that the simple bristlelike structures in Tianyulong and Psittacosaurus should correspond to the earliest ... «Science Now, Jul 14»
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Drug Enables Deafened Mice to Hear Again
When it comes to hearing, hair cells in the inner ear, so named for their bristlelike appearance, keep the process humming along, converting ... «Science Now, Jan 13»
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Devices Go Nose to Nose With Bomb-Sniffer Dogs
... to Dr. Spitzer it seemed that its anatomy, with arrays of bristlelike sensory receptors along its length providing a huge amount of surface area, ... «New York Times, Oct 12»
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Piscine Polychaete Predators
Do not be surprised if you see one of these fish with the setae (the bristlelike hairs) of these worms embedded in their jaws; that's the price they ... «FishChannel.com, Oct 11»
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Feathers Trapped in Amber Reveal a More Colorful Dinosaur Age
One specimen of so-called proto-feathers had a single bristlelike filament and some simple clusters. Others were complex structures with ... «New York Times, Sep 11»
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Crowned cranes hatch for first time in Lincoln zoo history
The cranes are named for striking, straw-colored bristlelike feathers on the top of their heads that has a crownlike appearance. The birds are ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 10»
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