goosebump

«goosebump» in Mova's school dictionary: tiny bumps that appear on your skin when you are cold… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a goosebump, goosebumps — mostly used in the plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) Goosebumps are tiny bumps that appear on your skin when you are cold, scared or very excited. tree →

2) Something that «gives you goosebumps» makes you feel thrilled, scared or deeply moved. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, goosebumps happen when tiny muscles at the bottom of each hair pull the hair upright; in furry animals this traps warm air or makes them look bigger. In stories, goosebumps show that a character is frightened or amazed. Phrases: get goosebumps, give someone goosebumps, come out in goosebumps. Also called «goose pimples» or «goose flesh».

examples

• I got goosebumps when I jumped into the cold pool. tree →
• The spooky story gave everyone goosebumps. tree →
• Her arms were covered in goosebumps in the chilly wind. tree →
• Hearing the choir sing gave me goosebumps. tree →
• Goosebumps happen when tiny muscles make your hairs stand up. tree →
• A cat's fur puffs up for the same reason we get goosebumps. tree →

note

Usually plural: goosebumps (one goosebump is rare). Also written «goose bumps». Named after the bumpy skin of a plucked goose. Not a rash or illness.

In the corpora

• Goosebumps happen when tiny muscles pull hairs upright; in furry animals this fluffs up the fur to trap warm air or look bigger.
• Goosebumps are left from ancestors with fur: tiny muscles fluffed the fur up to keep warm or look bigger.
• Some people get goosebumps from music they love, and scientists are still studying why.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «goosebump» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.