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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

goose·bumps / ˈgoōsˌbəmps/ • pl. n. another term for goose pimples.

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	This gives me goose bumps.(why people get goose pimples) Magazine article from: Jack & Jill; 1/1/1994; ; 221 words ; Some people call them goose bumps. Others call them goose flesh. Some people even call them goose pimples. No matter what you call them...can't decide when to have goose bumps. They happen automatically...the same time, you have goose bumps! When your hairs stand up...too. Sometimes you get ... Read more
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	Fed-up residents campaign over bumps and potholes. Newspaper article from: Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England); 12/15/2007; 373 words ; ...the county council to fix Vicarage Lane, which is covered in bumps and potholes. Chairman of Denton Surgery Patients Group, Paul...school pupils, a new dentist and the village hall. Do you have bumps and potholes in your road that have not been repaired? Let the... Read more
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	Goose bumps.(Science Letters)(Letter to the Editor) Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 1/1/2004; ; 63 words ; How do goose bumps form? Jamie Ammons, Age 10 Florida Goose bumps are caused by tiny muscles at the base of hair follicles. In animals with fur made up of long hairs, goose bumps help to raise the hairs and make the fur fluffy. That helps... Read more
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