Wiktionary
alt. Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear. n. Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.
WordNet
n. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation [syn: pilomotor reflex, gooseflesh, goose pimple, goose skin, horripilation]
Usage examples of "goose bump".
You'd have thought they were in Acapulco the way they lay there without a single goose bump, while we big chicken foreigners were bundled in heavy coats and sweaters.
I glanced down at my own bare arms, not even a goose bump in sight.
A sudden wind wafted over her, then, cooling the skin down, and even causing a goose bump or two to pop up on her bare arms.