Definitions for dengues

dengues den·gue

Spelling: [deng-gey, -gee]
IPA: /ˈdɛŋ geɪ, -gi/

Dengues is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in dengues (deegnsu).

Definitions for dengues

noun

  1. an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.

Origin of dengues

1820-30, Americanism; American Spanish

Examples for dengues

Now, dengue has this short-coming: that people do not die of it.

Hearn did not fall a victim, but underwent a severe attack of "dengue" fever.

It was simple malaria, known in the Southwest as dengue fever.

Vosshall compares mosquito research, and research on malaria and dengue fever that they carry, to research on HIV/AIDS.

Another mosquito-borne infection, dengue is found primarily in urban and rural tropical and subtropical regions.

Eight of the students had to be evacuated out of the country when they contracted diseases such as dengue fever and malaria.

DHF is a potentially fatal complication of dengue that was first recognized about 60 years ago.

More than one dengue infection appears to increase the risk of DHF.

I had another attack of dengue, but have got nearly over it.

dengue becomes epidemic at times, especially in the Southern States.

Word Value for dengues
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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