Definition of temper | What does temper mean?
What is the definition of the word TEMPER?
Here is a list of definitions for temper.
- a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
- 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"
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
What are the verbs of the word TEMPER?
Here is a list of definitions for temper.
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; "she tempered her criticism"
- change by restraining or moderating
What are the synonyms of the word TEMPER?
What is another word for TEMPER?. Here is a list of synonyms for TEMPER
Words beginning with TEMPER?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with TEMPER.
- tempers
- temperings
- tempering
- temperers
- temperer
- tempered
- temperatures
- temperature
- temperative
- temperating
- temperates
- temperatenesses
- temperateness
- temperately
- temperated
- temperate
- temperas
- temperances
- temperance
- temperaments
- temperamentful
- temperamentally
- temperamental
- temperament
- temperalities
- temperalitie
- temperable
- temperability
- temperabilities
- tempera
- temper
What words can be made with TEMPER?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with TEMPER.
In which dictionaries does the word temper exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes