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fever

/ˈfivɚ/noun2 syllables

Fever means: a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection.

Synonyms for fever4

noun, as in a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness

What does fever mean?2

noun

1

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

2

a state of nervous excitement“in a fever of resentment”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fever?7

two syllables

beaverweavercleaver

three syllables

receiverbelieverrelieverretriever
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Fever in a sentence

  • You have a little fever today, don't you?CK
  • Several hundred years ago, scarlet fever epidemics killed thousands of people throughout the continent.Vanilla
  • The onset of malaria is marked by nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and headache._undertoad
  • If you have a fever, you should go to the hospital right away.CK
  • The poor girl regularly had bouts of fever, and her headaches became unbearable.mailohilohi
  • As soon as he took the medicine, his fever went down.CK
  • I have a bit of a fever, that's why.MS
  • As you have a fever, you'd better stay home.unknown

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Forms of fever

as a noun

plural
fevers