feverish heat
1Feverish — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a fever; as,… …
2Heat — (h[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heating}.] [OE. heten, AS. h[=ae]tan, fr. h[=a]t hot. See {Hot}.] 1. To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to grow warm; as, to heat an oven or furnace, an iron, or the like. [1913… …
3heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence …
4feverish — 1. SYN: febrile. 2. Having a fever. * * * fe·ver·ish fēv (ə )rish adj 1) showing symptoms indicating fever (as increased heat and thirst or delirium): having a fever <the patient is feverish> specif abnormally hot <the child s forehead… …
5heat — 1. A high temperature; the sensation produced by proximity to fire or an incandescent object, as opposed to cold. 2. The kinetic energy of atoms and molecules, as well as rotation and vibration. 3. SYN: estrus. 4. SYN …
6feverish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. febrile, hectic, hot; restless, agitated. See heat, excitement, excitability. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. febrile, hot, burning, above normal, running a temperature, pyretic, flushed, fevered,… …
7heat — I. n. 1. Caloric. 2. Warmth. 3. Degree of temperature. 4. Excitement, flush, vehemence, impetuosity, violence, passion, fever. 5. Ardor, earnestness, fervor, zeal. 6. Contest, struggle, race. II. v. a …
8fever heat — noun 1. : the state of a human body when the oral temperature exceeds 98.6° Fahrenheit 2. : fever pitch * * * 1. the heat of fever; body heat exceeding 98.6°F (37°C). 2. feverish excitement. [1830 40] * * * fever heat, 1 …
9fever heat — 1. the heat of fever; body heat exceeding 98.6°F (37°C). 2. feverish excitement. [1830 40] * * * …
10fever heat — /ˈfivə hit/ (say feevuh heet) noun 1. the heat of fever; bodily heat exceeding 37.0°C. 2. feverish excitement …
