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temper



I - noun
1. a sudden outburst of anger (Freq. 3)
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
Syn:
pique, irritation
Derivationally related forms:
irritate (for: irritation), pique (for: pique)
Hypernyms:
annoyance, chafe, vexation
2. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (Freq. 2)
- his temper was well known to all his employees
Syn:
biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
Derivationally related forms:
surly (for: surliness), snappish (for: snappishness), pettish (for: pettishness), irritable (for: irritability)
Hypernyms:
ill nature
Hyponyms:
querulousness
3. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling (Freq. 2)
- whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
- he was in a bad humor
Syn:
mood, humor, humour
Derivationally related forms:
humour (for: humour), humor (for: humor), moody (for: mood)
Hypernyms:
feeling
Hyponyms:
peeve, sulk, sulkiness, good humor, good humour,
good temper, amiability, ill humor, ill humour, distemper
4. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object;
its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
Syn:
toughness
Hypernyms:
elasticity, snap

II - verb
1. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- temper glass
Syn:
anneal, normalize
Derivationally related forms:
tempering, temperance
Hypernyms:
harden, indurate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. restrain
Syn:
chasten, moderate
Derivationally related forms:
moderator (for: moderate)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else;
moderate
- she tempered her criticism
Syn:
season, mollify
Derivationally related forms:
mollification (for: mollify)
Hypernyms:
weaken
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- temper steel
Syn:
harden
Derivationally related forms:
tempering, temperance
Hypernyms:
modify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
Hypernyms:
adjust, set, correct
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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