intransitive verb. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: synonym: moderate.

intransitive verb. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading.

intransitive verb. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

intransitive verb. To strengthen through experience or hardship; toughen.

intransitive verb. To adjust (the pitch of an instrument) to a temperament.

intransitive verb. To be or become tempered.

noun. A state of mind or emotion; disposition.

noun. Calmness of mind or emotions; composure.

noun. undefined

noun. A tendency to become easily angry or irritable.

noun. Anger; rage.

noun. A characteristic general quality; tone.

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noun. The condition of being tempered.

noun. The degree of hardness and elasticity of a metal, chiefly steel, achieved by tempering.

noun. A modifying substance or agent added to something else.

noun. A middle course between extremes; a mean.

noun. A metal or alloy added to another to produce certain physical properties; specifically, an alloy of one part of copper and two of tin to be added to pure tin to produce a fine grade of pewter; an alloy containing arsenic with lead sometimes added to the molten metal to give hardness to shot.

In leather-manufacturing, to apply to (hides) a process in which the hides, after they are practically finished, are dampened, covered in piles, and allowed to stand and season, the drier hides absorbing moisture from the damper ones, and vice versa.

noun. Mixture or combination of different ingredients or qualities, especially in the way and the proportions best suited for some specific purpose: as, the temper of mortar.

noun. Constitution; consistency; form; definite state or condition.

noun. Temperament.

noun. Disposition of mind; frame of mind; inclination; humor; mood: as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a sullen or a fretful temper.

noun. Calmness of mind; temperateness; moderation; self-restraint; tranquillity; good temper.

noun. Heat of mind or passion; irritation; disposition to give way to anger, resentment, or the like: as, he showed a great deal of temper.

noun. Middle character or course; mean or medium; compromise.

noun. The state of a metal, particularly as to its hardness and elasticity: as, the temper of iron or steel.

noun. In sugar-works, white lime or other alkaline substance stirred into a clarifier filled with cane-juice, to neutralize the excess of acid.

To modify by mixing; mix; blend; combine; compound.

To combine in due proportions; constitute; adjust; fit.

To moisten, mix, and work up into proper consistency; prepare by moistening, mixing, or kneading.

To modify or qualify by blending: as, to temper indignation with pity.

Hence To restrain; moderate; mitigate; soften; tone down the violence, severity, or harshness of; mollify; soothe; calm.

In music, to tune or adjust the pitch of (the tones of an instrument of fixed intonation, like an organ or pianoforte), with reference to a selected principle of tuning.

To attune.

To govern; control; regulate; train.

To bring to a proper degree of hardness and elasticity for use, as steel or other metal.

To dispose.

To accord; keep agreement.

To become soft and plastic; be molded; acquire a desired quality or state.

intransitive verb. To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.

intransitive verb. To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.

transitive verb. To bring to a proper degree of hardness.

transitive verb. To govern; to manage.

transitive verb. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.

transitive verb. To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.

noun. The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination.

noun. Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.

"They would make the expression = _This temper, your temper_."

allot  calmness  carbon temper  disposition  good temper  

lose temper  short temper  short-tempered  

adjust  alter  annoyance  chafe  change  

distemper  kemper  

Writings  anger  astonishment  boy  conviction  

Irish  abate  accomodate  accord  adjust  

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