prickly · fright · shock · electricity · static · hackles · fur · chill · spine · tingling · horror · stiff · upright · spiky · terror · cold · quills · startled
standing on endlying flat
Positioned horizontally, not upright
horizontal · laid down · flat · prone · supine
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Related — hair (Fibrous scalp covering); bristling (Standing stiffly outward); goosebumps (Raised skin from cold); erect · raised · prickly · fright · shock · electricity · static · hackles · fur · chill
HAIR/FUR POSITIONstanding on end ≠ lying flat Positioned horizontally, not upright; smooth · flat · sleek · relaxed · settled
ORIENTATION/POSITIONstanding on end ≠ lying flat Positioned horizontally, not upright; horizontal · laid down · flat · prone · supine
EMOTIONAL STATE (METAPHORICAL)standing on end ≠ at ease Relaxed, not tense; calm · relaxed · unruffled · composed · tranquil
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/standing_on_end