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make one's hair stand on end

hair
M m

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hair]
    • /meɪk wʌnz hɛər stænd ɒn, ɔn ˈend/
    • /meɪk wʌnz heə(r) stænd ɒn end/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hair]
    • /meɪk wʌnz hɛər stænd ɒn, ɔn ˈend/

Definitions of make one's hair stand on end words

  • noun make one's hair stand on end any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus. 1
  • noun make one's hair stand on end an aggregate of such filaments, as that covering the human head or forming the coat of most mammals. 1
  • noun make one's hair stand on end a similar fine, filamentous outgrowth from the body of insects, spiders, etc. 1
  • noun make one's hair stand on end Botany. a filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis. 1
  • noun make one's hair stand on end cloth made of hair from animals, as camel and alpaca. 1
  • noun make one's hair stand on end a very small amount, degree, measure, magnitude, etc.; a fraction, as of time or space: He lost the race by a hair. 1
See all 15 definitions of make one's hair stand on end

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Origin of make one's hair stand on end

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English heer, Old English hǣr (cognate with Dutch, German haar, Old Norse hār), with vowel perhaps from Middle English haire hair shirt < Old French < Old High German hāria (cognate with Middle English here, Old English hǣre, Old Norse hǣra)

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Parts of speech for Make one's hair stand on end

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Make one's hair stand on end

make one's hair stand on end popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for make one's hair stand on end

verb make one's hair stand on end

  • perturb — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
  • appall — If something appalls you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
  • unnerve — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
  • astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
  • agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
All 36 Synonyms of make one's hair stand on end

Antonyms for make one's hair stand on end

verb make one's hair stand on end

  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  • comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
  • delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
All 15 Antonyms of make one's hair stand on end

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