bristles (noun)
11comb-footed spider — noun spider having a comb like row of bristles on each hind foot • Syn: ↑theridiid • Hypernyms: ↑spider • Member Holonyms: ↑Theridiidae, ↑family Theridiidae * * * /kohm foot id/ any of numerous spiders constituting the family Theri …
12brush wheel — noun Etymology: brush (III) 1. : a wheel used formerly to turn another wheel by the friction of bristles fixed in the outer rim 2. : a circular revolving brush used for polishing * * * brush wheel, 1. a toothless wheel formerly used to turn a… …
13comb rat — noun Etymology: so called from the comblike bristles of the hind feet : the gundi or a related rodent * * * comb rat, = ctenodactyl. (Cf. ↑ctenodactyl) ╂[< the comb shaped bristles on its hind feet] …
14scrubbing brush — noun a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning • Syn: ↑scrub brush, ↑scrubber • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrub (for: ↑scrubber) • Hypernyms: ↑brush …
15Eriophorum — noun cotton grass • Syn: ↑genus Eriophorum • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyperaceae, ↑family Cyperaceae, ↑sedge family …
16Pennisetum — noun a genus of Old World grasses • Syn: ↑genus Pennisetum • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Gramineae, ↑family Gramineae, ↑ …
17Scirpus — noun rhizomatous perennial grasslike herbs • Syn: ↑genus Scirpus • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyperaceae, ↑family Cyperaceae, ↑sedge f …
18sea mouse — noun any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back • Hypernyms: ↑polychaete, ↑polychete, ↑polychaete worm, ↑polychete worm * * * noun 1. : a large broad marine polychaete worm of Aphrodite… …
19shaving brush — noun a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving • Hypernyms: ↑brush * * * noun : a brush used to lather the face preparatory to shaving see brush illustration * * * a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the… …
20Arundinaria — noun North American bamboo • Syn: ↑genus Arundinaria • Derivationally related forms: ↑arundinaceous • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
