goose bumps

goose bumps
Synonyms and related words:
ache, aching, agitation, broken ground, broken water, chilblains, chill, chilliness, chilling, chills of fear, chop, cold creeps, cold shivers, cold sweat, corduroy, corduroy road, corrugation, creeps, cryopathy, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, duck bumps, fear and trembling, formication, frostbite, goose pimples, gooseflesh, heartquake, horripilation, inquietude, jimjams, kibe, lop, nervousness, palpitation, perturbation, quaking, quiver of terror, ripple, rough, sandpaper, shivering, shivers, sweat, thrill of fear, trepidation, trepidity, uneasiness, washboard

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  • goose bumps — or[goose pimples] {n. plural}, {informal} Small bumps that come on a person s skin when he gets cold or afraid. * /Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake./ * /Ann, put on your sweater; you re so cold you have goose pimples on your arms./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • goose bumps — or[goose pimples] {n. plural}, {informal} Small bumps that come on a person s skin when he gets cold or afraid. * /Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake./ * /Ann, put on your sweater; you re so cold you have goose pimples on your arms./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • goose\ bumps — • goose bumps • goose pimples n. plural informal Small bumps that come on a person s skin when he gets cold or afraid. Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake. Ann, put on your sweater; you re so cold you have goose pimples on your arms …   Словарь американских идиом

  • goose bumps — n. Same as {gooseflesh}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • goose bumps — goose ,bumps noun plural AMERICAN if you get goose bumps, very small lumps appear on your skin and your hairs stand up straight, because you are cold, frightened, or excited …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • goose bumps — goose′ bumps n. pl. a bristling of the hair on the skin, as from cold or fear; horripilation Also called goose flesh, goose pimples. • Etymology: 1930–35; amer …   From formal English to slang

  • goose bumps — güs .bəmps n pl a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae esp. from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement called also goose pimples …   Medical dictionary

  • goose|bumps — «GOOS BUHMPS», noun (plural). Informal. goose flesh: »I m goosebumps all over... (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • goose bumps — ☆ goose bumps n. a roughened condition of the skin in which the papillae are erected, caused by cold, fear, etc. * * * …   Universalium

  • goose bumps — ☆ goose bumps n. a roughened condition of the skin in which the papillae are erected, caused by cold, fear, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Goose bumps — For other uses, see Goose bumps (disambiguation). Goose bumps on a person s body Goose bumps, also called goose flesh, goose pimples, chill bumps, chicken skin, funky spots, Dasler Bumps, chicken bumps or the medical term cutis anserina, are the… …   Wikipedia

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