Bristol

/ˈbɹɪstəl/ name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
  • Grammar: bristol is listed as name, noun, slang.
  • Nearest alternatives: bristol native, bristol resident, cardstock, city.
  • Useful contrasts: countryside, lightweight paper, outsider.
  • Usage evidence: I am actually Welsh but I am living in Bristol.

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A woman's breast Cockney, plural-normally, slang

    "Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags."

  3. 3
    A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one. countable

    "In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
  2. 2
    Several places in Canada:; A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
  3. 3
    Several places in Canada:; A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
  4. 4
    Several places in Canada:; A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. 5
    A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
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  1. 6
    A populated place in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
  2. 7
    A populated place in Loreto department, Peru.
  3. 8
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado.
  4. 9
    Several places in the United States:; A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
  5. 10
    Several places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
  6. 11
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia.
  7. 12
    Several places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
  8. 13
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
  9. 14
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
  10. 15
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  11. 16
    Several places in the United States:; A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
  12. 17
    Several places in the United States:; A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
  13. 18
    Several places in the United States:; A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
  14. 19
    Several places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  15. 20
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Ontario County, New York.
  16. 21
    Several places in the United States:; A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
  17. 22
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
  18. 23
    Several places in the United States:; A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  19. 24
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
  20. 25
    Several places in the United States:; A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
  21. 26
    Several places in the United States:; A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
  22. 27
    Several places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas.
  23. 28
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Addison County, Vermont.
  24. 29
    Several places in the United States:; An independent city in Virginia.
  25. 30
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington.
  26. 31
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  27. 32
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  28. 33
    Several places in the United States:; A former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, disestablished in 2010; most of the town became the village of Bristol, while the remainder was annexed to the village of Pleasant Prairie.
  29. 34
    Several places in the United States:; A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  30. 35
    A surname from Old English.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bristol nativebristol residentcardstockcityheavy papermetropolis

Antonyms

countrysidelightweight paperoutsiderrural area

Example

"I am actually Welsh but I am living in Bristol."

Common questions

What does "bristol" mean?

Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).

What is a synonym for "bristol"?

Common synonyms include: bristol native, bristol resident, cardstock, city, heavy paper, metropolis.

How do you use "bristol" in a sentence?

I am actually Welsh but I am living in Bristol.

How do you pronounce "bristol"?

Pronounced /ˈbɹɪstəl/.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more. The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.

Etymology 2

Shortened from Bristol City, the name of an English football team, for titty.

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