Syn: goose bumps, goose pimples, goose skin. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gooseflesh — ► NOUN ▪ a pimply state of the skin with the hairs erect, produced by cold or fright … English terms dictionary
Gooseflesh — A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold, fear, or excitement. The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or fear. That stimulus causes a … Medical dictionary
gooseflesh — noun Date: circa 1810 goose bumps … New Collegiate Dictionary
gooseflesh — goose flesh n. See goose bumps. * * * … Universalium
gooseflesh — noun An alternative spelling for goose flesh … Wiktionary
gooseflesh — goose|flesh [ gus,fleʃ ] noun uncount GOOSE BUMPS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gooseflesh — n. goosepimples, goosebumps, small bumps on the skin (caused by fright, cold, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
gooseflesh — noun a pimply state of the skin with the hairs erect, produced by cold or fright … English new terms dictionary
gooseflesh — noun (U) especially BrE goose pimples … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gooseflesh — UK [ˈɡuːsˌfleʃ] / US [ˈɡusˌfleʃ] noun [uncountable] goose pimples … English dictionary
