Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Noun: fever  fee-vu(r)
  1. A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
    - febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness
     
  2. Intense nervous anticipation
    "in a fever of resentment"

Derived forms: fevers

See also: afebrile, feverous

Type of: anticipation, expectancy, symptom

Encyclopedia: Fever

Nearest

feudal system
feudalise
feudalism
feudalistic
feudality
feudalize
feudally
feudatory
feudist
feuilleton
fever
fever blister
fever pitch
fever tree
fevered
feverfew
feverish
feverishly
feverishness
feverous
feverroot