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rebristle

rebristle verb: to fit with new bristles.

Verb

rebristle (third-person singular simple present rebristles, present participle rebristling, simple past and past participle rebristled)

  1. (transitive) To fit with new bristles.

Forms of rebristle

third-person singular presentrebristles
present participlerebristling
past participlerebristled
pastrebristled

Origin of rebristle

From re- + bristle.

Questions about rebristle

What does rebristle mean?
Rebristle means to fit with new bristles.
What part of speech is rebristle?
Rebristle is a verb.
What is the past tense of rebristle?
The past tense of rebristle is rebristled.

Words near rebristle in the dictionary

  1. rebrightenings
  2. rebrightens
  3. rebring
  4. rebringing
  5. rebrings
  6. rebristle
  7. rebristled
  8. rebristles
  9. rebristling
  10. rebroach
  11. rebroached

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