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  • 121disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …

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  • 122goose flesh — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. goose pimples, goose bumps, goose skin, the creeps, the shivers, horripilation …

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  • 123Cold — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cold >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cold cold coldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 frigidity frigidity inclemency fresco GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 winter winter Sgm: N 2 depth of winter …

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  • 124effleurage — (n.m.) Pratique sexuelle qui consiste à prodiguer des caresses par le moyen de l effleurement, ce qui provoque des frissons à peine plus soutenables qu une douleur. Dans le cadre d un jeu maître/esclave, la technique de l effleurage est… …

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  • 125horror — n. 1. Fright, affright, alarm, fear, dread, awe, terror, dismay, consternation, panic. 2. Abomination, abhorrence, detestation, disgust, loathing, hatred, antipathy. 3. (Med.) Shuddering, horripilation …

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  • 126goose flesh — n goose skin, goose pimples, Inf. goose or duck bumps, horripilation, Pathol. formication; (all sensations of fear or cold) chills, Inf. shivers, Inf. cold shivers, Inf. dithers, Sl. creeps, Sl. cold creeps …

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  • 127pimple — n 1. pustule, papule, papilla, boil, blain, furuncle, furunculus, carbuncle, pock, wen, whelk, Ophthalm. sty or stye, Rare. bleb, Archaic. botch; eruption, inflammation, rising, lump, bump, wheal, hive, blind pimple, ingrown hair; blemish, mark,… …

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  • 128goose bumps — goose′ bumps n. pl. a bristling of the hair on the skin, as from cold or fear; horripilation Also called goose flesh, goose pimples. • Etymology: 1930–35; amer …

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