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fever
English
Alternative forms
- feaver, fevre (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eg??- (“to burn”). Replaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fi?v?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fiv?/
- Rhymes: -i?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: fe?ver
Noun
fever (countable and uncountable, plural fevers)
- A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
- "I have a fever. I think I've the flu."
- (usually in combination with one or more preceding words) Any of various diseases.
- scarlet fever
- A state of excitement or anxiety.
- (neologism) A group of stingrays.
Synonyms
- (higher than normal body temperature): high temperature, pyrexia (medical term), temperature
- (state of excitement): excitation, excitement, passion
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Related terms
- fervent
- fervid
- fervor
Translations
See also
- hyperthermia
References
- fever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
fever (third-person singular simple present fevers, present participle fevering, simple past and past participle fevered)
- To put into a fever; to affect with fever.
- a fevered lip
- To become fevered.
Further reading
- fever in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- fever in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- fevre
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chills
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??lz/
Noun
chills
- plural of chill
Noun
chills pl (plural only)
- (medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
Translations
Verb
chills
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chill
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