Meaning of fever | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
   countable, uncountable
2. To effect fever in.
3. Any of various diseases.
   countable, in-compounds, uncountable, usually
4. To be or become feverish.
5. A state of excitement or anxiety.
   countable, uncountable
6. A body temperature higher than normal. Fever is usually a response by the body's immune system against infection, as by a virus.
7. A group of stingrays.
   countable, neologism, uncountable
8. (an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat. She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement. koors, koorsigheid حُمّى треска febre horečka das Fieber feber πυρετόςfiebre palavik تب kuume fièvreחום बुखार, उत्तेजना groznica, vrucica láz demam hiti febbre 熱 발열 karštis, įkarštis, karštligė drudzis; uzbudinājums; satraukums demam koortsfebergorączka تبه، ګيڼۍ، هيجان febre febră жар; лихорадка; возбуждение horúčka vročica groznica feber การเป็นไข้ ateş 發燒 жар, гарячка تیز بخا...
9. Sexual attraction towards a specific group of people.
   countable, derogatory, in-compounds, often, slang, uncountable
10. quickly and excitedly. He wrote feverishly. koorsagtig باضْطِراب трескаво febrilmente horečně, nepokojně fieberhaft febrilskt; feberagtigt; hektiskt πυρετωδώςfebrilmente palavikuliselt با تب و تاب innokkaasti fiévreusementבקדחתנות उत्तेजित अवस्था में uzbuđeno hevesen penuh gairah með ákafa og æsingi febbrilmente 熱狂して 열정적으로 karštligiškai drudžaini; satraukti penuh ghairah koortsigfebrilsk gorączkowo په ګبڼو، په شوق په تبجن ډول febrilmente cu înfrigurare лихорадочно horúčkovito vročično uzbuđen...
11. at a level of great excitement. The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear. op kookpunt في إنْفِعال شَديد връхна точка no auge vrchol vzrušení der Höhepunkt højeste gear σε παροξυσμό al rojo vivo haripunktis سطح پر تب و تاب kiihkeä tunnelma paroxysme בְּהִתרָגשוּת גְדוֹלָה उत्तेजना के चरम uzbudenje koje je doseglo vrhunac, groznicavo uzbudenje robbanásig feszült memuncak á suðupunkti (in uno stato di grande eccitazione) 熱狂して 흥분하여 aukščiausio laipsnio ā...
12. fiebre, calentura;enteric ___ → ___ entérica, intestinal;
13. Abnormally high body temperature.
14. A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.
15. (Pathology) an abnormally high body temperature, accompanied by a fast pulse rate, dry skin, etc.

Equivalents

Examples

“There has been a rise in my fever. I think I've the flu.”

“Proper nutrition – and even more important, proper hydration – is crucial in preventing and recovering from both fevers and colds. […] As Abramson explained, when we are sick, whether we have a fever or not, our metabolic rates skyrocket, and our bodies need more calories to support that high metabolic rate.”

“scarlet fever”

“an envious fever”

“There is little doubt that while war fever has not gripped Taipei, its economic foundations are being shaken. The stock market rose yesterday, but only because the Government has pumped $1.5 billion (£1 billion) into it after $370 million was drained from banks, and stocks were sold by investors who are worried by the Chinese manoeuvres.”

“On the way back to the mainland the boat passed over a fever of stingrays, and the sight of them through the glass was enough to colour everything else, and outstrip it.”

“They move like thoughts, like memory, like a Wes Anderson diorama of earthly delights: lionfish, an albacore, a fever of stingrays—and then like a wound, a sea turtle at eye level.”

“She threw up her hands in excitement and the ball of water flew right into the pathway of the fever of stingrays.”

“Asian fever”

“clown fever”

“white fever”

“blue fever”

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