RAT-BITE FEVER

Meaning of RAT-BITE FEVER in English

Function: noun

Date: 1910

: either of two febrile bacterial diseases of humans usually transmitted by the bite of a rat

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

RAT-BITE FEVER — noun Date: 1910 either of two febrile bacterial diseases of humans usually transmitted by the bite of a rat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAT-BITE FEVER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun : either of two febrile diseases of man commonly transmitted by the bite of a rat or other …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAT-BITE FEVER — Date: 1910 : either of two febrile bacterial diseases of humans usually transmitted by the bite of a rat
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAT-BITE FEVER — [rat-bite fever] n (1910): either of two febrile bacterial diseases of humans usu. transmitted by the bite of a rat
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAT-BITE FEVER — also called Spirillary Rat-bite Fever, or Sodoku, a relapsing type of infection caused by Spirillum minus and transmitted to man …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAT-BITE FEVER — - rat-bite disease
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
RAT — I Any of more than 500 forms of Asian rodent (genus Rattus , family Muridae) that have been introduced worldwide. …
Английский словарь Британика
FEVER — I or pyrexia Abnormally high body temperature or a disease characterized by it. It most often occurs with infection . …
Английский словарь Британика
RAT — I. ˈrat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ræt; akin to Old Saxon ratta …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEVER — I. ˈfēvə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēfer, fēfor, from Latin febris; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITE — I. ˈbīt, usu -d.+V verb ( bit ˈbit, usu -d.+V ; or dialect British bate ˈbāt ; or bote ˈbōt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAT — (n.) One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest …
Английский словарь Webster
FEVER — (n.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement of …
Английский словарь Webster
RAT — — ratlike , adj. /rat/ , n., interj., v., ratted, ratting . n. 1. any of several long-tailed rodents of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEVER — — feverless , adj. /fee"veuhr/ , n. 1. an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITE — — bitable, biteable , adj. /buyt/ , v. , bit, bitten or bit, biting , n. v.t. 1. to cut, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEVER — I. ˈfē-vər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēfer, from Latin febris Date: before 12th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BITE — I. ˈbīt verb ( bit ˈbit ; bit·ten ˈbi-t ə n ; also bit ; bit·ing ˈbī-tiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAT — vi to catch or kill rats. 2. rat ·noun a round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material, used …
Webster English vocab
FEVER — vt to put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip. 2. fever ·noun excessive excitement of …
Webster English vocab
BITE — v a cheat; a trick; a fraud. 2. bite ·v a sharper; one who cheats. 3. bite ·v a morsel; …
Webster English vocab
RAT — [rat] n [ME, fr. OE raet; akin to OHG ratta rat and perh. to L rodere to gnaw--more at rodent] …
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FEVER — [fe.ver] n [ME, fr. OE fefer, fr. L febris] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a rise of body temperature above the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BITE — [bite] vb bit ; bit.ten also bit ; bit.ing [ME, fr. OE bitan; akin to OHG bizan to bite, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAT — Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys). any of the more than 500 named forms of the genus Rattus, family Muridae (order Rodentia). Rats …
Britannica English vocabulary
FEVER
Britannica English vocabulary
RAT — rat BrE AmE ræt ▷ rats ræts ▷ ratted ˈræt ɪd -əd AmE ˈræt̬ əd ▷ ratting ˈrætɪŋ AmE ˈræt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FEVER — fever BrE AmE ˈfiːv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ fever|ed d ▷ fever|s z ▶ ˈ fever pitch, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAT — / ræt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small animal with a long tail, that looks like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEVER — / ˈfiːvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a medical condition in which a person has a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITE — / baɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bit / bɪt; NAmE /, bit·ten / ˈbɪtn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAT — I. rat 1 /ræt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ræt ] 1 . an animal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEVER — fe ‧ ver /ˈfiːvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: febris ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BITE — I. bite 1 S2 /baɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense bit /bɪt/, past participle bitten /ˈbɪtn/, present participle biting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FEVER — n. & v. --n. 1 a an abnormally high body temperature, often with delirium etc. b a disease characterized by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BITE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAT — n. & v. n. 1 a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FEVER — n. & v. n. 1 a an abnormally high body temperature, often with delirium etc. b a disease characterized by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BITE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a any of several rodents of the genus Rattus (brown rat). b any similar rodent …
Oxford English vocab
FEVER — n. & v. --n. 1. a an abnormally high body temperature, often with delirium etc. b a disease characterized by …
Oxford English vocab
BITE
Oxford English vocab
RAT — ( rats, ratting, ratted) 1. A rat is an animal which has a long tail and looks like a large …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FEVER — ( fevers) 1. If you have a fever when you are ill, your body temperature is higher than usual and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITE — ( bites, biting, bit, bitten) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES get out of/quit the rat race ▪ the story of a couple who quit …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cabin fever dengue fever fever blister fever pitch (= a very excited level ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BITE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit depressed British English spoken: ▪ I felt a bit depressed because I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEVER — [noun] - a medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast, …
Cambridge English vocab
BITE — [verb] [past simple] bit, [past participle] bitten - to use your teeth to cut into somethingWhen her puppy bit me …
Cambridge English vocab
RAT — n. kangaroo rat rat snake wood rat pack rat
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAT — n. Any of more than 500 forms of Asian rodent (genus Rattus , family Muridae) that have been introduced worldwide. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FEVER — n. undulant fever Mediterranean fever Malta fever dandy fever breakbone fever typhoid fever hay fever hemorrhagic fever swine fever glandular …
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RAT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEVER — Synonyms and related words : abscess, agitation, ague, amok, anemia, animal heat, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, attack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEVER — noun 1 high temperature ADJECTIVE ▪ high , raging ▪ She had a very high ~. ▪ mild , slight …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BITE — I. noun 1 act of biting/amount of food VERB + BITE ▪ have , swallow , take PREPOSITION ▪ between …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BITE — INDEX: 1. to bite something 2. to bite someone 3. a wound caused by an animal or insect biting you …
Longman Activator English vocab
BITE — See ↑ BITE 1,2,3, ↑ MEAL 10 ◆◆◆ • ↑ give sb a bite • ↑ grab something/a bite to …
Longman Activator English vocab
RAT — n. 25B6; noun See list at rodent . (informal) her rat of a husband : SCOUNDREL, wretch, rogue; informal beast, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEVER — n. 25B6; noun he developed fever : FEVERISHNESS, high temperature, febrility; Medicine pyrexia; informal temperature. a fever of excitement : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BITE — n. 25B6; verb the dog bit his arm : SINK ONE'S TEETH INTO, chew, munch, crunch, champ, tear at. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEVER — noun BAD : I'd caught a cold and had a high fever. GOOD : I'd caught a cold and had …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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