dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/fev_MW.json
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"fever":{
"antonyms":[
"health",
"wellness"
],
"definitions":{
": a contagious usually transient enthusiasm : craze":[],
": a rise of body temperature above the normal":[],
": a state of heightened or intense emotion or activity":[],
": any of various diseases of which fever is a prominent symptom":[],
": to contract or be in a fever : become feverish":[],
": to throw into a fever : agitate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The symptoms of the disease include headache and fever .",
"We waited in a fever of anticipation.",
"He had us all in a fever with worry.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An infection commonly causes a skin rash and can also lead to fever and swollen lymph nodes, but is typically not deadly. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Monkeypox is a viral infection that causes fever and rash. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 June 2022",
"Some people experience severe cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever or chills, but, says Dr. Verma, these side effects are temporary and some can be treated with over-the-counter medications, including ibuprofen. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Symptoms of monkeypox can include chills, exhaustion, a rash that looks like pimples, fever and headache. \u2014 Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Dogs with salmonella may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"Soreness at the injection site, as well as fever and irritability, were common but rarely lasted more than a day. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"Studies from Moderna and Pfizer showed side effects, including fever and fatigue, were mostly minor. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"In fact, the Pfizer shot appears to cause less fever and fatigue than the Moderna one, although direct comparisons are not available. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most people infected with salmonella bacteria experience gastrointestinal illness and sometimes fever . \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"Symptoms vary but frequently include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), vomiting and fever up to 101 degrees. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Omicron symptoms range from sore throat and body aches to fever and cough. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The most common side effects are pain at the injection site and fatigue, headache, chills, and fever a day or two after the second dose. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Within a year, Stephen succumbed to fever and Henry II became the first Plantagenet monarch. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Moreover, the symptoms of Covid \u2014 primarily fever higher than 102 degrees Fahrenheit for at least three days \u2014 are known to cause fertility issues, especially in men. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella can cause a bacterial food borne illness called salmonellosis which can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating the product. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Others could include fatigue, chills, and fever throughout the body, but these tend to go away, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English f\u0113fer , from Latin febris":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"ail",
"ailment",
"bug",
"complaint",
"complication",
"condition",
"disease",
"disorder",
"distemper",
"distemperature",
"ill",
"illness",
"infirmity",
"malady",
"sickness",
"trouble"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065845",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fever tree":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1727, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130410",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"feverish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having the symptoms of a fever":[],
": indicating or relating to fever":[],
": marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability":[
"feverish excitement"
],
": tending to cause fever":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was feeling tired and feverish .",
"He had a feverish appearance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For most of the year, the region has averaged around 4,300 sales a month, still low by historic standards, but expected given low interest rates and feverish demand. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Tidal teased details of a new album from the singer that has set off feverish speculation amongst fans. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"But after days of intraparty warfare and feverish late-night negotiations, a reset was desperately needed -- and the best Biden could offer. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But within a day of the drugs running out, her body was once again aching, feverish , and inflamed; angry red rashes that had disappeared came roaring right back. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"The week after Angela drove the feverish resident to the emergency room, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would announce that surfaces were actually less of a threat than initially believed. \u2014 Jessica Contrera, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2020",
"The pace of trail development is feverish \u2014several new trail systems have opened since our visit last October. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 22 May 2020",
"Garland torques the film's feverish atmosphere for maximum impact, the low hum of panic building to a hornet's-nest swarm. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"Before then, the wry troubadour will play a feverish final summer tour that\u2019s already proving to be the most in-demand Robert Earl Keen ticket in decades. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fe-v\u0259r-ish",
"\u02c8f\u0113v-(\u0259-)rish",
"\u02c8f\u0113-vrish",
"\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259-rish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"excited",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"hyperactive",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112207",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"feverishness":{
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"definitions":{
": having the symptoms of a fever":[],
": indicating or relating to fever":[],
": marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability":[
"feverish excitement"
],
": tending to cause fever":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was feeling tired and feverish .",
"He had a feverish appearance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For most of the year, the region has averaged around 4,300 sales a month, still low by historic standards, but expected given low interest rates and feverish demand. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Tidal teased details of a new album from the singer that has set off feverish speculation amongst fans. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"But after days of intraparty warfare and feverish late-night negotiations, a reset was desperately needed -- and the best Biden could offer. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But within a day of the drugs running out, her body was once again aching, feverish , and inflamed; angry red rashes that had disappeared came roaring right back. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"The week after Angela drove the feverish resident to the emergency room, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would announce that surfaces were actually less of a threat than initially believed. \u2014 Jessica Contrera, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2020",
"The pace of trail development is feverish \u2014several new trail systems have opened since our visit last October. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 22 May 2020",
"Garland torques the film's feverish atmosphere for maximum impact, the low hum of panic building to a hornet's-nest swarm. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"Before then, the wry troubadour will play a feverish final summer tour that\u2019s already proving to be the most in-demand Robert Earl Keen ticket in decades. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fe-v\u0259r-ish",
"\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259-rish",
"\u02c8f\u0113-vrish",
"\u02c8f\u0113v-(\u0259-)rish"
],
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"agitated",
"excited",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"hyperactive",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221601",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"fevertwig":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": bittersweet sense 2b":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104304",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"feverweed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a verbena ( Verbena stricta ) of the southwestern U.S.":[],
": an American false foxglove ( Gerardia pedicularia )":[],
": any of several plants of the genus Eryngium (as E. aquaticum of the southern U.S. or E. campestre of Europe)":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080412",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"feverwort":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a coarse American herb ( Triosteum perfoliatum ) of the honeysuckle family":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1814, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rt",
"-\u02ccw\u022frt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023302",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"feverfew":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a perennial European composite (see composite entry 1 sense 1b ) herb ( Tanacetum parthenium synonym Chrysanthemum parthenium ) that has small white daisylike flowers with yellow centers, is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental, has become naturalized through much of North America, and has been used in herbal medicine to treat a variety of conditions (such as fever , migraine headaches, and menstrual cramps)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fc"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Restore Nourishing Oat Cleanser gently cleanses and hydrates skin with nourishing oat and calming feverfew . \u2014 Noel Cody, Essence , 25 June 2021",
"Let columbines, foxgloves, hollyhocks, sweet Williams, forget-me-nots, feverfew , and other biennials reseed themselves for a flower garden that is more casual but less effort. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2021",
"Flora Bee farm opened in 2019 and grows more than 100 varieties of flowers, including zinnias, dahlias, cosmos, yarrow, feverfew , statice, veronica, sunflowers and more. \u2014 Linnea Covington, The Know , 24 July 2020",
"Orange / Yellow / Peach Sweet peas, feverfew , and ranunculus are all this bouquet really needs. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 12 Feb. 2020",
"Migraine sufferers should take caution when using herbal treatments such as butterbur and feverfew due to potential side effects and interactions with some medications. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Allison plans on bringing fo-ti, which some believe provides anti-cancer benefits; feverfew , commonly used to prevent migraine headaches; California poppy, which some say helps with insomnia; and hoja santa, a staple in Mexican cuisine. \u2014 Lisa Boone, latimes.com , 20 June 2018",
"In the evening, use a gentle, non-foaming cleanser that contains anti-inflammatory ingredients such as argan oil, green tea, feverfew and aloe. \u2014 Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald , 18 June 2018",
"Here Nan grows rosemary, lavender, fennel, feverfew and poppies, along with food. \u2014 Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times , 12 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English feferfuge , from Late Latin febrifugia centaury \u2014 more at febrifuge":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002807"
},
"fevercup":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": pitcher plant sense a":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055209"
},
"fevergum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a blue gum ( Eucalyptus globulus )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061915"
},
"fever heat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the state of a human body when the oral temperature exceeds 98.6\u00b0 Fahrenheit":[],
": fever pitch":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220734"
},
"feverroot":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a coarse American herb ( Triosteum perfoliatum )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"fever entry 1 + root":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011843"
},
"fever tick":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
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},
"fever pitch":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a state of intense excitement and agitation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"I worked myself up to a fever pitch of enthusiasm.",
"New allegations brought interest in the scandal to a fever pitch .",
"Demand for the new car soon reached fever pitch .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Talk of leaving Hong Kong reached a fever pitch this spring as the city experienced its worst outbreak of the pandemic. \u2014 Anisha Kukreja, NBC News , 5 June 2022",
"Emotions and suspicions reached a fever pitch when Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher traded salvos. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
"The fight over control of Boston Public Schools reached a fever pitch this week after the state\u2019s highly critical review identified numerous problem areas. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"The topic of Tagovailoa\u2019s arm has reached a fever pitch this week after the Dolphins released video on social media of a long pass from him to wide receiver Tyreek Hill that was meant to highlight the connection. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"The promoters had to postpone both Cruel World and Coachella in 2021 due to the pandemic, and after two successful weekends with the latter in Indio last month, anticipation for Cruel World hit a fever pitch . \u2014 Lina Lecaro, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"The excitement surrounding Rising seemed to hit a fever pitch last season. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"US-Russian relations on the ground, however, have hit a fever pitch amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The crimes hit a fever pitch when a shooting rang out at Magruder High School in the county on Jan. 21, which intensified calls from the community to get police back on campus. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-065936"
},
"fever chart":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a chart indicating the course of a patient's fever":[],
": the rising and falling course of conditions (as in politics or business)":[]
},
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},
"fever plant":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an evening primrose ( Oenothera biennis )":[],
": an African shrub ( Ocimum viride )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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},
"feverous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
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},
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"\u02c8f\u0113-vr\u0259s",
"\u02c8fe-v\u0259r-\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"McNally carried her feverous momentum into the second set, jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead. \u2014 Jon Richardson, Cincinnati.com , 10 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105322"
},
"fever cabinet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an electric apparatus used in fever therapy to raise the body temperature of a patient above the normal level":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123322"
},
"feverless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having no fever":[]
},
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"\u02c8f\u0113v\u0259(r)l\u0259\u0307s"
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},
"feverbush":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": spicebush sense 1":[],
": black alder sense 1":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121312"
},
"fever blister":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165154"
},
"fever bark":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any bark used in the treatment of fevers: such as":[],
": cinchona bark":[],
": bark of the bitterbark ( Alstonia constricta )":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222825"
},
"fever and ague":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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}
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