goose\ pimples

goose\ pimples
• 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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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

  • goose pimples — goose .pimples also goose|bumps [ˈgu:sbʌmps] n especially AmE [plural] also goose|flesh [ˈgu:sfleʃ][U] small raised spots on your skin that you get when you are cold or frightened …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • goose pimples — n. var. of GOOSE BUMPS * * * …   Universalium

  • goose pimples — goose ,pimples noun plural GOOSE BUMPS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • goose pimples — n. var. of GOOSE BUMPS …   English World dictionary

  • goose-pimples — gooseˈ pimples plural noun Gooseflesh • • • Main Entry: ↑goose …   Useful english dictionary

  • goose pimples — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ gooseflesh …   English terms dictionary

  • goose pimples — gooseflesh gooseflesh n. A peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear, in which the hair follicles become erect and form bumps on the skin; called also {goose skin}, {goose pimples}, {goose bumps}. Syn: goose bumps, goose pimples,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • goose pimples — N PLURAL Goose pimples are the same as goose bumps …   English dictionary

  • goose pimples — UK / US noun [plural] if you get goose pimples, very small lumps appear on your skin and your hairs stand up straight, because you are cold, frightened, or excited …   English dictionary

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