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temper |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb temper Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb temper Entailment of verb temper Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb temper 5 senses of temper Sense 1 anneal, temper => toughen Sense 2 temper, harden => modify Sense 3 temper => adjust set Sense 4 temper, season => weaken Sense 5 chasten, moderate, temper => change, alter Familiarity of verb temper temper used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb temper Sense 1 anneal, temper => toughen -------------- Sense 2 temper, harden => modify -------------- Sense 3 temper => adjust set -------------- Sense 4 temper, season => weaken -------------- Sense 5 chasten, moderate, temper => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun temper bad temper canine distemper distemper equine distemper good temper ill temper quick temper short temper temper tempera temperament temperance temperate zone temperateness temperature temperature change temperature gradient temperature reduction temperature scale temperature unit tempering Overview of noun temper The noun temper has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) pique, temper, irritation -- (a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood") 2. (2) temper, mood, humor, humour -- (a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor") 3. (2) temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness -- (a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees") 4. temper, toughness -- (the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking) Overview of verb temper The verb temper has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. anneal, temper -- (anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass") 2. temper, harden -- (harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel") 3. temper -- (adjust the pitch (of pianos)) 4. temper, season -- (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism") 5. chasten, moderate, temper -- (restrain or temper) Grep of adj temper temperamental temperate tempered tempering Overview of noun temper The noun temper has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) pique, temper, irritation -- (a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood") 2. (2) temper, mood, humor, humour -- (a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor") 3. (2) temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness -- (a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees") 4. temper, toughness -- (the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking) Overview of verb temper The verb temper has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. anneal, temper -- (anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass") 2. temper, harden -- (harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel") 3. temper -- (adjust the pitch (of pianos)) 4. temper, season -- (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism") 5. chasten, moderate, temper -- (restrain or temper)
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