fever

fever is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid fever; yellow fever.
2. noun. Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this quarrel has set my blood in a fever.
3. transitive verb. To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip.
4. noun. intense nervous anticipation

   "in a fever of resentment"

5. noun. a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

   Synonyms: febricity, febrility, feverishness, pyrexia

Synonyms

febricity, febrility, feverishness, pyrexia

Common word forms

fevers, fevered, fevering, feverous, feverless

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