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temper

('t/E/mp/@/r )

a sudden outburst of anger(noun.feeling)

Example:
His temper sparked like damp firewood.

Synonym:
irritation, pique

source: wordnet30
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling(noun.feeling)

Example:
Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time.

Synonym:
humor, humour, mood

source: wordnet30
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger(noun.attribute)

Example:
His temper was well known to all his employees.

Synonym:
biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

source: wordnet30
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
toughness

source: wordnet30
The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.(noun)

source: webster1913

bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling(verb.change)

Example:
Temper glass.

Synonym:
anneal, normalize

source: wordnet30
harden by reheating and cooling in oil(verb.change)

Example:
Temper steel.

Synonym:
harden

source: wordnet30
adjust the pitch (of pianos)(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate(verb.change)

Example:
She tempered her criticism.

Synonym:
mollify, season

source: wordnet30
restrain(verb.change)

Synonym:
chasten, hold down, moderate

source: wordnet30
To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm.(verb)

source: webster1913
To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.(verb)

source: webster1913

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