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| NOUN | 1 | temper, pique, irritation | A sudden outburst of anger |
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| 2 | temper, mood, humor, humour | A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling | |
| 3 | temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness | A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | |
| 4 | temper, toughness | The elasticity and hardness of a metal object | |
| VERB | 1 | temper, anneal, normalize | Toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling |
| 2 | temper, harden | Harden by reheating and cooling in oil | |
| 3 | temper | Adjust the pitch (of pianos) | |
| 4 | temper, season, mollify | Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | |
| 5 | temper, chasten, moderate | Restrain or temper |
| Sounds | teh'mper |
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| Rhymes | asper, bagpiper, beekeeper, and 133 more rhymes in per... |
| Meaning | A sudden outburst of anger. |
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| Examples | "his temper sparked like damp firewood" |
| Synonyms | pique, irritation |
| Broader | annoyance, chafe, vexation |
| Verbs | temper |
| Meaning | A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling. |
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| Examples | "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time" |
| Synonyms | mood, humor, humour |
| Broader | feeling |
| Narrower | peeve; sulk, sulkiness; good humor, good humour, good temper, amiability; ill humor, ill humour, distemper |
| Meaning | A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger. |
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| Examples | "his temper was well known to all his employees" |
| Synonyms | biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness |
| Broader | ill nature |
| Narrower | querulousness |
| Verbs | temper |
| Meaning | The elasticity and hardness of a metal object. Its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking. |
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| Synonyms | toughness |
| Broader | elasticity, snap |
| Verbs | temper; temper |
| Meaning | Toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "temper glass" |
| Synonyms | anneal, normalize |
| Broader | toughen |
| Nouns | temperance; tempering; temper |
| Meaning | Harden by reheating and cooling in oil. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "temper steel" |
| Synonyms | harden |
| Broader | modify |
| Nouns | temperance; tempering; temper |
| Meaning | Adjust the pitch (of pianos). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct |
| Meaning | Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else. Moderate. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "she tempered her criticism" |
| Synonyms | season, mollify |
| Broader | weaken |
| Meaning | Restrain or temper. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | chasten, moderate |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Nouns | temper; temper |
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