English-Thai Dictionary

fever

N การ เป็นไข้  การ มี อุณ หภูมิ ร่างกาย สูง เพราะ พิษ ไข้  pyrexia delirium feverishness heat cold coldness kan-pen-kai

 

feverfew

N ไม้พุ่ม จำพวก  Chrysanthemum parthenium mai-jam-puek

 

feverish

ADJ ตื่นเต้น  ร้อนรุ่ม  กระสับกระส่าย  hectic calm tuen-ten

 

feverish

ADJ เป็นไข้  มีไข้  เกี่ยวกับ ไข้  febrile hot pyretic pen-kai

 

feverwort

N พืช พวก  Eupatorium พบ แถบ อเมริกา เหนือ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FEVER

n.[L. febris, supposed to be so written by transposition for ferbis, or fervis, from ferbeo, ferveo, to be hot. ] 1. A disease, characterized by an accelerated pulse, with increase of heat, impaired functions, diminished strength, and often with preternatural thirst. This order of diseases is called by Cullen pyrexy, Gr. Fevers are often or generally preceded by chills or rigors, called the cold stage of the disease. Fevers are of various kinds, but the principal division of fevers is into remitting fevers, which subside or abate at intervals; intermitting fevers, which intermit or entirely cease at intervals; and continued or continual fevers, which neither remit nor intermit.
2. Heat; agitation; excitement by any thing that strongly affects the passions. This news has given me a fever. This quarrel has set my blood in a fever.

 

FEVER

v.t.To put in a fever.

 

FEVER-COOLING

a.Allaying febrile heat.

 

FEVERET

n.A slight fever. [Not used. ]

 

FEVERFEW

n.[L. febris and fugo.] A plant, or rather a genus of plants, the Matricaria, so named from supposed febrifuge qualities. The common feverfew grows to the height of two or three feet with compound leaves and compound radiated white flowers, with a yellow disk.

 

FEVERISH

a. 1. Having a slight fever; as the patient is feverish.
2. Diseased with fever or heat; as feverish nature.
3. Uncertain; inconstant; fickle; now hot, now cold.
We toss and turn about our feverish will.
4. Hot; sultry; burning; as the feverish north.

 

FEVERISHNESS

n.The state of being feverish; a slight febrile affection.

 

FEVEROUS

a. 1. Affected with fever or ague.
2. Having the nature of fever.
All feverous kinds.
3. Having a tendency to produce fever; as a feverous disposition of the year. [This word is little used. ]

 

FEVER-ROOT

n.A plant of the genus Triosteum.

 

FEVER-SICK

a.Diseased with fever.

 

FEVER-WEAKENED

a.Debilitated by fever.

 

FEVER-WEED

n.A plant of the genus Eryngium.

 

FEVER-WORT

n.[See Fever-root. ]

 

FEVERY

a.Affected with fever.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FEVER

Fe "ver, n. Etym: [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L. febris: cf. F. fièvre. Cf. Febrile. ]

 

1. (Med. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

Note: Remitting fevers subside or abate at intervals; intermitting fevers intermit or entirely cease at intervals; continued or continual fevers neither remit nor intermit.

 

2. 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. An envious fever Of pale and bloodless emulation. Shak. After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. Shak. Brain fever, Continued fever, etc. See under Brain, Continued, etc. -- Fever and ague, a form of fever recurring in paroxysms which are preceded by chills. It is of malarial origin. -- Fever blister (Med. ), a blister or vesicle often found about the mouth in febrile states; a variety of herpes. -- Fever bush (Bot. ), the wild allspice or spice bush. See Spicewood. -- Fever powder. Same as Jame's powder. -- Fever root (Bot. ), an American herb of the genus Triosteum (T. perfoliatum ); -- called also feverwort amd horse gentian. -- Fever sore, a carious ulcer or necrosis. Miner.

 

FEVER

Fe "ver, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fevered; p. pr. & vb. n. Fevering.]

 

Defn: To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip. [R.] The white hand of a lady fever thee. Shak.

 

FEVERET

FEVERET Fe "ver *et, n.

 

Defn: A slight fever. [Obs. ] Ayliffe.

 

FEVERFEW

Fe "ver *few, n. Etym: [AS. feferfuge, fr. L. febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf. Febrifuge. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, or Chrysanthemum, Parthenium ) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.

 

FEVERISH

FEVERISH Fe "ver *ish, a.

 

1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.

 

2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever; as, feverish symptoms.

 

3. Hot; sultry. "The feverish north. " Dryden.

 

4. Disordered as by fever; excited; restless; as, the feverish condition of the commercial world. Strive to keep up a frail and feverish bing. Milton. -- Fe "ver *ish *ly, adv. -- Fe "ver *ish *ness, n.

 

FEVEROUS

Fe "ver *ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fiévreux. ]

 

1. Affected with fever or ague; feverish. His heart, love's feverous citadel. Keats.

 

2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever; as, a feverous pulse. All maladies... all feverous kinds. Milton.

 

3. Having the tendency to produce fever; as, a feverous disposition of the year. [R.] Bacon.

 

FEVEROUSLY

FEVEROUSLY Fe "ver *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Feverishly. [Obs. ] Donne.

 

FEVERWORT

FEVERWORT Fe "ver *wort `, n.

 

Defn: See Fever root, under Fever.

 

FEVERY

FEVERY Fe "ver *y, a.

 

Defn: Feverish. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fever

fe ver |ˈfēvər ˈfivər | ▶noun an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium: I would take aspirin to help me with the pain and reduce the fever | African equine fever. • a state of nervous excitement or agitation: I was mystified, and in a fever of expectation. • [ with modifier ] the excitement felt by a group of people about a particular public event: election fever reaches its climax tomorrow. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in (someone ): a heart which sin has fevered. ORIGIN Old English fēfor, from Latin febris; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris .

 

fevered

fe vered |ˈfēvərd ˈfiːvəd | ▶adjective having or showing the symptoms associated with a dangerously high temperature: her fevered eyes. • feeling or displaying an excessive degree of nervous excitement, agitation, or energy: my fevered adolescent imagination.

 

feverfew

fe ver few |ˈfēvərˌfyo͞o ˈfivərˌfju | ▶noun a bushy aromatic Eurasian plant of the daisy family, with feathery leaves and daisylike flowers. It is used in herbal medicine to treat headaches. [Tanacetum (or Chrysanthemum ) parthenium, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN Old English feferfuge, from Latin febrifuga, from febris ‘fever ’ + fugare ‘drive away. ’ Compare with febrifuge .

 

fever grass

fe ver grass ▶noun West Indian term for lemongrass.

 

feverish

fe ver ish |ˈfēv (ə )riSH ˈfiv (ə )rɪʃ | ▶adjective having or showing the symptoms of a fever: he suffered from feverish colds. • displaying a frenetic excitement or energy: the next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of feverish activity. DERIVATIVES fe ver ish ly adverb, fe ver ish ness noun

 

feverous

fe ver ous |ˈfēv (ə )rəs ˈfivərəs | ▶adjective archaic apt to cause fever. • feverish.

 

fever pitch

fe ver pitch |ˈfivər ˈˌpɪtʃ | ▶noun a state of extreme excitement: the football crowd was at fever pitch .

 

fever tree

fe ver tree ▶noun any of a number of trees that are believed either to cause or to cure fever, in particular: [● a North American tree used in the treatment of malaria during the Civil War (Pinckneya pubens, family Rubiaceae ). ● a southern African tree that was formerly believed to cause malaria (Acacia xanthophloea, family Leguminosae ).]

 

Oxford Dictionary

fever

fever |ˈfiːvə | ▶noun an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium: she had a slight fever | [ mass noun ] : quinine was used to reduce malarial fever. • a state of nervous excitement or agitation: I was mystified, and in a fever of expectation. • [ mass noun ] [ with modifier ] the excitement felt by a group of people about a particular public event: election fever reaches its climax tomorrow. ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in: a heart which sin has fevered. ORIGIN Old English fēfor, from Latin febris; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris .

 

fevered

fe |vered |ˈfiːvəd | ▶adjective having or showing the symptoms associated with a dangerously high temperature: they mopped his fevered brow. • feeling or displaying an excessive degree of nervous excitement, agitation, or energy: my fevered adolescent imagination.

 

feverfew

feverfew |ˈfiːvəfjuː | ▶noun a small bushy aromatic Eurasian plant of the daisy family, with feathery leaves and daisy-like flowers, used in herbal medicine to treat headaches. ●Tanacetum parthenium, family Compositae. ORIGIN Old English feferfuge, from Latin febrifuga, from febris ‘fever ’ + fugare ‘drive away ’. Compare with febrifuge .

 

fever grass

fever grass ▶noun West Indian term for lemon grass.

 

feverish

fe ¦ver |ish |ˈfiːv (ə )rɪʃ | ▶adjective having or showing the symptoms of a fever: she felt sick and feverish | a feverish cold. • characterized by or displaying a frenetic excitement or energy: the next couple of weeks were spent in a whirl of feverish activity. DERIVATIVES feverishly adverb, feverishness noun

 

feverous

fe ¦ver |ous |ˈfiːv (ə )rəs | ▶adjective archaic tending to cause fever. • feverish.

 

fever pitch

fever pitch ▶noun [ mass noun ] a state of extreme excitement: the football crowd was at fever pitch | [ in sing. ] : a fever pitch of nervous excitement.

 

fever tree

fever tree ▶noun any of a number of trees which are believed to either cause or cure fever, in particular: ● a North American tree used in the treatment of malaria during the civil war (Pinckneya pubens, family Rubiaceae ). ● a southern African tree which was formerly believed to cause malaria (Acacia xanthophloea, family Leguminosae ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fever

fever noun 1 he developed a fever: feverishness, high temperature, febrility; Medicine pyrexia; informal temperature. 2 a fever of excitement: ferment, frenzy, furor; ecstasy, rapture. 3 Stanley Cup fever: excitement, frenzy, agitation, passion. WORD LINKS febrifuge a medicine used to reduce fever Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

fevered

fevered adjective 1 her fevered brow: feverish, febrile, hot, burning. 2 a fevered imagination: excited, agitated, frenzied, overwrought, fervid.

 

feverish

feverish adjective 1 she's really feverish: febrile, fevered, hot, burning; informal having a temperature. 2 feverish excitement: frenzied, frenetic, hectic, agitated, excited, restless, nervous, worked up, overwrought, frantic, furious, hysterical, wild, uncontrolled, unrestrained.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fever

fever noun 1 he subsequently developed fever: feverishness, high temperature, febricity, febrility; shivering; delirium; Medicine pyrexia; informal temperature, temp; rare calenture. 2 Terry was in a fever of excitement: ferment, frenzy, furore, ecstasy, rapture, hubbub, hurly-burly. 3 World Cup football fever: excitement, frenzy, agitation, turmoil, restlessness, unrest, passion. WORD LINKS fever febrile relating to fever febriphobia fear of fever febrifuge medicine for fever Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

fevered

fevered adjective 1 Fernando soothed her fevered brow: feverish, febrile, hot, burning, sweating; rare pyretic. 2 a lunatic with a fevered imagination: excited, agitated, energetic, frenzied, overwrought, frantic, worked up, fervid.

 

feverish

feverish adjective 1 she's really sick and feverish: febrile, fevered, with a high temperature, hot, burning, sweating; shivering; delirious; informal with a temperature; rare pyretic. 2 he was thrown into a state of feverish excitement: frenzied, frenetic, hectic, agitated, excited, restless, nervous, worked up, overwrought, frantic, furious, distracted, hysterical, wild, manic, maniacal, like one possessed; uncontrolled, unrestrained; informal in a tizzy. ANTONYMS calm.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fever

fe ver /fíːvə r /〖原義は 「 (発病による )熱 」〗(形 )feverish 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U (平常より高い身体の )熱 , 発熱 (!(1 )具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う. (2 )「A 〈人 〉の熱を測る 」はtake A's temperature [╳fever ]) ; U 熱病 (!修飾語を伴う ) ▸ have a high [slight ] fever 熱が高い [微熱がある ]▸ get a fever 発熱する ▸ Fay is running a fever .フェイが熱を出している ▸ yellow fever 黄熱病 2 C 〖単数形で 〗熱狂 , 異常な激しさ ; U 〖通例修飾語を伴って 〗(ある出来事での人々の )興奮 ▸ in a fever of excitement 極度の興奮状態で ▸ World Cup fever ワールドカップの興奮 be at f é ver p ì tch [p ò int ]ひどく興奮して (!｟米 ｠a fever pitch ) ▸ reach [rise to ] fever pitch 頂点に達する ; 熱を帯びてくる in a f é ver 熱に浮かされたように ; 興奮して .動詞 他動詞 ｟古 ｠〈人 〉を発熱 [興奮 ]させる .～́ bl ì ster ｟米 ｠＝cold sore .～́ h è at 熱, 発熱 ; 熱狂, 過度の興奮 .

 

fevered

f é vered 形容詞 ｟文 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗1 ひどい興奮状態の ; 熱に浮かされた ▸ a fevered imagination 妄想 2 熱のある ; 熱で熱くなった 〈額など 〉.

 

feverish

fe ver ish /fíːv (ə )rɪʃ /→fever 形容詞 more ～; most ～/1 は比較なし 1 熱のある, 熱っぽい, 熱で具合 [体調 ]が悪い ; 熱病の ; 熱による .2 «…で » 熱狂した, ひどく興奮した «with » ; (時間に追われて )あわただしい 〈動きなど 〉.3 〈土地などが 〉熱病を起こしやすい .～ly 副詞 無我夢中で .～ness 名詞 U 熱狂 .