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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 irritationplay

  Familiarity information: GOOSE SKIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOOSE SKIN (noun)


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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