fever

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually…

   A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

   • There has been a rise in my fever. I think I've the flu.
2. 2

   Any of various diseases.

   • scarlet fever
3. 3

   A state of excitement or anxiety.

   • an envious fever
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   1. 4

      A group of stingrays.

      • 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.
   2. 5

      Sexual attraction towards a specific group of people.

      • Asian fever
      • clown fever
      • white fever
   3. 6

      To put into a fever

      To put into a fever; to affect with fever.

      • a fevered lip
      • the white hand of a lady fever thee
   4. 7

      To become fevered.

The neighborhood

• neighborfeed a cold, starve a fever
• neighborfever ague
• neighborfever and ague
• neighborfever blister
• neighborfever bush
• neighborfever grass
• neighborfever lent
• neighborfever of unknown origin
• neighborfever pitch
• neighborfever powder
• neighborfever ring
• neighborFever River