fevernoun
uk/ˈfiː.vər/us/ˈfiː.vɚ/fever noun (ILLNESS)
B1 [ C or U ] a medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast:
He's got a headache and a slight fever.
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- If you have a fever you should drink plenty of fluid(s).
- Both viruses cause fever and loss of appetite.
- Signs of the illness include fever, nausea and vomiting.
- The doctor's advice is to let the fever run its course.
- He's passed the crisis - the fever's started to go down.
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Fevers & infectious diseases
- ague
- burn up
- chickenpox
- chlamydia
- dengue
- diphtheria
- Ebola
- EHF
- EVD
- feverish
- malaria
- meningitis
- pestilence
- polio
- quarantine
- scarlatina
- Staphylococcus infection
- typhoid fever
- yeast infection
- yellow fever
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fever noun (EXCITEMENT)
C2 [ U ] a state of great excitement:
The whole country seems to be in the grip of football fever.
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Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- meaty
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- zap
- zest
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