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goosebumps
noun [plural] /ˈɡuːs.bʌmps/ (UK also goose pimples)Definition
(Definition of goosebumps noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- albino noun
- ashen adjective
- catch verb (BE TOUCHED BY)
- colour noun (APPEARANCE)
- colour noun (RACE)
- colouring noun (APPEARANCE)
- crevice noun
- florid adjective (RED)
- freckle-faced adjective
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- pasty-faced adjective
- pore noun
- purple adjective (COLOUR)
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- sunburned adjective
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