make one’s hair stand on end

make Verb

— If you make something, you create it. He made pancakes by combining the ingredients and frying the mixture. They made a petition to the governor. — If you make your bed, you arrange it. Félix makes his bed every morning.

hair Noun

— Hair is long, very thin, soft material that grows on people and animals. She had never seen him with his hair cut short.

stand Verb

— When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet. I stand in the bus when there are no seats. He stood in line at the store for a long time.

stand Noun

— A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from. — You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor. The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.

on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — about, dealing with the subject of I have a book on history. There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — because of, due to He was arrested on suspicion of bribery. I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it. The stock price increased on news of a new product.

on Adjective

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

end Verb

— To put a stop to something. The movie ends after this scene.

end Noun

— The last one of a group. Or, the last part of a thing, the place where it stops. I tied a knot in the end of the rope.