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GOOSE SKIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does goose skin mean?
• GOOSE SKIN (noun)
The noun GOOSE SKIN has 1 sense:
1. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
Familiarity information: GOOSE SKIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
goose bump; goose pimple; goose skin; goosebump; gooseflesh; horripilation; pilomotor reflex
Hypernyms ("goose skin" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
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