gold fever
gold fever noun: a feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.
Noun
gold fever (countable and uncountable, plural gold fevers)
- A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.
- He caught a real bad case of the gold fever that was going around at the time.
- That was during the gold fever, when strangers descended on the town and all the shovels were plum sold out at the general store.
- Synonyms:
- gold colic, gold hunger, gold mania, gold rush, gold thirst, yellow fever
- An excessive craving for profit.
gold fever meaning in Tamil
gold fever in Tamil
- பொன்னாசை
Synonyms of gold fever
Forms of gold fever
| plural | gold fevers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gold-fever |
Questions about gold fever
- What does gold fever mean?
- Gold fever means a feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.
- What is gold fever in Tamil?
- Gold fever in Tamil is பொன்னாசை. See Gold fever meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gold fever?
- Gold fever is a noun.
- What is the plural of gold fever?
- The plural of gold fever is gold fevers.
Words near gold fever in the dictionary
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