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RASH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
Example:
a blizzard of lawsuits
Synonyms:
blizzard; rash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("rash" is a kind of...):
series (similar things placed in order or happening one after another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any red eruption of the skin
Synonyms:
efflorescence; rash; roseola; skin rash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rash" is a kind of...):
eruption (symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rash"):
heat rash; miliaria; prickly heat (obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity)
hives; nettle rash; urticaria; urtication (an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
Example:
a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest
Synonyms:
foolhardy; heady; rash; reckless
Classified under:
Similar:
bold (fearless and daring)
Derivation:
rashness (the trait of giving little thought to danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Imprudently incurring risk
Example:
do something rash that he will forever repent
Classified under:
Similar:
imprudent (not prudent or wise)
Derivation:
rashness (the trait of acting rashly and without prudence)
Context examples:
A substance used on the skin to soothe or heal wounds, burns, rashes, scrapes, or other skin problems.
(Ointment, NCI Dictionary)
A question about whether an individual had a rash over the past seven days.
(Past Seven Days Rash, NCI Thesaurus)
“I have indeed been rash,” said the artist.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It would be rash to suppose that we can give a name to all that we are likely to meet.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Signs and symptoms include irritability, fever, failure to thrive, saddle nose, cutaneous rash, and pneumonia.
(Congenital Syphilis, NCI Thesaurus)
The classic symptom of chickenpox is an uncomfortable, itchy rash.
(Chickenpox, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Early manifestations of infection may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.
(Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
If you notice symptoms, they might include: • Fever • Flu-like symptoms • A rash • A swollen eyelid
(Chagas Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Symptoms include: • Fever and chills • Swollen glands or lymph nodes • A rash with painful, red, tender skin.
(Cellulitis, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
A disorder characterized by nausea, headache, tachycardia, hypotension, rash, and shortness of breath; it is caused by the release of cytokines from the cells.
(Cytokine Release Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
