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"his temper sparked like damp firewood"nouna sudden outburst of anger
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"she tempered her criticism"verbmake more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something elsetype of:
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nounthe elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
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"temper steel"verbharden by reheating and cooling in oil
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verbchange by restraining or moderating
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"his temper was well known to all his employees"nouna disposition to exhibit uncontrolled angertype of:
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"whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"nouna characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feelingtype of:
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"temper glass"verbbring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
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verbadjust the pitch (of pianos)
Definition that contains temper
- blood temperament or disposition
- mercury temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
- simmer temperature just below the boiling point
- reticent temperamentally disinclined to talk
- common apricot temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
- absolute temperature temperature measured on the absolute scale
- genus athyrium temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium
- prunus armeniaca temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
- blood heat temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
- south temperate zone Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn