fever /fēˈvər/

1. An abnormally high body temperature, associated with a raised pulse rate and hot, dry skin
2. Any of many, usu infectious, diseases in which this is a marked symptom, such as scarlet fever or yellow fever
3. An extreme state of excitement or nervousness
4. A painful degree of anxiety

To put into a fever

To become fevered

fēˈvered adjective

1. Affected with fever
2. Excited

fēˈverish adjective

1. Slightly fevered
2. Indicating fever
3. Restlessly excited
4. Morbidly eager, frenzied

fēˈverishly adverb

fēˈverishness noun

fēˈverous adjective (archaic)

1. Feverish
2. Marked by sudden changes
3. Apt to cause fever

fēˈver-heat noun

1. The heat of fever
2. An excessive degree of excitement

fever pitch noun

A state of great excitement or agitation

fever therapy noun

Cure by inducement of fever

fever tree noun

1. A southern African tree of the genus Acacia, usu found in swampy, mosquito-infested places, and hence regarded (esp formerly) as an indicator of malarious spots to be avoided and by some even thought to be itself a cause of malaria
2. Any of various species of trees, such as the Australian Eucalyptus globulus or the American Pinckneya pubens, which yield substances useful in the treatment of fevers

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