bristle (n.)
- anger
- annoy
- arouse
- badger
- bait
- barb
- barbel
- beard
- beaver
- bite
- boil
- bother
- bramble
- bridle
- brier
- bug
- burn
- burr
- cactus
- catchweed
- chafe
- cilium
- cleavers
- coat
- crawl
- crinkle
- cut
- devil
- distemper
- dog
- down
- exercise
- fleece
- fret
- fume
- fur
- get
- goatee
- gripe
- hair
- harry
- heckle
- hector
- horsehair
- hound
- huff
- imperial
- incense
- irk
- mane
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- peeve
- pelt
- pile
- pique
- plague
- pother
- prick
- prickle
- pubescence
- quill
- rage
- ramp
- rear
- ride
- rile
- rise
- roil
- ruffle
- seta
- shag
- spicule
- spiculum
- spike
- spikelet
- spine
- stick
- sticker
- sting
- stubble
- swarm
- tease
- teem
- thistle
- thorn
- torment
- tuft
- vex
- whisker
- whiskers
- wool
- worry
- wrinkle
- yucca
bristle (v.)
- acuminate
- aggravate
- anger
- annoy
- arise
- arouse
- badger
- bait
- barb
- beard
- beaver
- bedevil
- beset
- bite
- boil
- bother
- bridle
- bug
- bullyrag
- burn
- burr
- chafe
- chivy
- coat
- corrugate
- crawl
- crinkle
- crumple
- cut
- devil
- discompose
- distemper
- disturb
- dog
- down
- embitter
- exasperate
- exercise
- fleece
- fret
- fume
- fur
- get
- gripe
- hair
- harass
- harry
- heckle
- hector
- horripilate
- hound
- huff
- incense
- inflame
- irk
- irritate
- miff
- molest
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- peeve
- pelt
- persecute
- pester
- pile
- pique
- plague
- pother
- prick
- prickle
- provoke
- rage
- ramp
- rankle
- rear
- ride
- rile
- rise
- roil
- ruffle
- rumple
- seethe
- shag
- spike
- stick
- sting
- swarm
- tease
- teem
- torment
- upheave
- uprise
- vex
- whisker
- worry
- wrinkle
