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English to English noun
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a sudden outburst of anger |  | Example: his temper sparked like damp firewood
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling | | Example: whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
he was in a bad humor
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a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | | Example: his temper was well known to all his employees
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the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | | Example: temper glass
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harden by reheating and cooling in oil | | Example: temper steel
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adjust the pitch (of pianos) | | source: wordnet30
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make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate | | Example: she tempered her criticism
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restrain | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. | | source: webster1913
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