Crossword clues for temper
temper
- State of mind
- Frame of mind
- Home of Arizona State University
- Mark of a hothead
- Short fuse, so to speak
- Tendency to anger
- You might lose yours in an argument
- What a hothead may lose
- Type of tantrum
- Tendency to get angry
- Strengthen, as steel
- Soften or harden
- Paddy — moderate
- It might flare or be short
- It may be foul
- It may be explosive
- It can be hot, short or explosive
- Bad thing to flare up
- ____ tantrum
- Bad mood: time after time an odd hissy fit
- Bad humour
- Word repeated after someone starts to show anger
- When repeated, statement after an explosion
- Moderate
- Ager
- A sudden outburst of anger
- A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- The elasticity and hardness of a metal object
- Its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- What a hothead loses
- Something to control
- Moderate politician brought in to support Right
- Moderate one's anger
- Moderate display of anger
- Car distorted straight line
- Even when frayed, it should be kept
- Fireworks salesman satisfied with a rocket's trajectory?
- Restrain Paddy
- Angry state of mind
- Heading north, salesperson encountered anger
- Travelling salesman encountered getting up in a bad mood
- Uncontrolled anger
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Temper \Tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tempering.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp['e]rer, and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time. Cf. Temporal, Distemper, Tamper.]
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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.
Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch indifference, that mercy itself could not have dictated a milder system.
--Bancroft.Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man: we had been brutes without you.
--Otway.But thy fire Shall be more tempered, and thy hope far higher.
--Byron.She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and clouds about her, that tempered the light into a thousand beautiful shades and colors.
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To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
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(Metal.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.
The tempered metals clash, and yield a silver sound.
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To govern; to manage. [A Latinism & Obs.]
With which the damned ghosts he governeth, And furies rules, and Tartare tempereth.
--Spenser. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
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(Mus.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
Syn: To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.
Temper \Tem"per\, v. i.
To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. [Obs.]
--Shak.-
To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
I have him already tempering between my finger and my thumb, and shortly will I seal with him.
--Shak.
Temper \Tem"per\, n.
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.
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Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
The exquisiteness of his [Christ's] bodily temper increased the exquisiteness of his torment.
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Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.
Remember with what mild And gracious temper he both heared and judged.
--Milton.The consequents of a certain ethical temper.
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Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.
To fall with dignity, with temper rise.
--Pope.Restore yourselves to your tempers, fathers.
--B. Jonson. Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense. [Colloq.]
The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.
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Middle state or course; mean; medium. [R.]
The perfect lawgiver is a just temper between the mere man of theory, who can see nothing but general principles, and the mere man of business, who can see nothing but particular circumstances.
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(Sugar Works) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
Temper screw, in deep well boring, an adjusting screw connecting the working beam with the rope carrying the tools, for lowering the tools as the drilling progresses.
Syn: Disposition; temperament; frame; humor; mood. See Disposition.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late Old English temprian "to moderate, bring to a proper or suitable state, to modify some excessive quality, to restrain within due limits," from Latin temperare "observe proper measure, be moderate, restrain oneself," also transitive, "mix correctly, mix in due proportion; regulate, rule, govern, manage," usually described as from tempus "time, season" (see temporal), with a sense of "proper time or season." Meaning "to make (steel) hard and elastic" is from late 14c. Sense of "to tune the pitch of a musical instrument" is recorded from c.1300. Related: Tempered; tempering.
late 14c., "due proportion of elements or qualities," from temper (v.). The sense of "characteristic state of mind, inclination, disposition" is first recorded 1590s; that of "calm state of mind, tranquility" in c.1600; and that of "angry state of mind" (for bad temper) in 1828. Meaning "degree of hardness and resiliency in steel" is from late 15c.
Wiktionary
n. A tendency to be of a certain type of mood. vb. 1 To moderate or control. 2 To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal. 3 To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine. 4 To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency. 5 (context music English) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use. 6 (context obsolete Latinism English) To govern; to manage. 7 (context archaic English) To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose. 8 (context archaic English) 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. 9 (context obsolete English) To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate.
WordNet
n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" [syn: pique, irritation]
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" [syn: mood, humor, humour]
a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" [syn: biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness]
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking [syn: toughness]
v. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: anneal, normalize]
harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel" [syn: harden]
adjust the pitch (of pianos)
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [syn: season, mollify]
Wikipedia
Temper is a dance music group that was led by Anthony Malloy.
Temper is the second full-length album by Portland-based musician Benoit Pioulard, released by Kranky on October 14, 2008.
Temper is the feature film soundtrack composed by Anup Rubens for the 2015 Telugu film of the same name. It consists of six songs all composed by Rubens and penned by Bhaskarabhatla, Kandikonda and Viswa. The soundtrack was marketed by Aditya Music and was released on 28 January 2015 to positive reviews from critics.
Temperare (to mix correctly) is the Latin origin of words like " temperature" and "tempering"; it and " tempo" come, in turn, from tempus ( time or season). Thus, the word "temper" can refer (at least informally) to any time- and temperature-sensitive process (as for chocolate tempering or tempered glass), a material's thermo-mechanical history, or even its composition.
- Temper, in archaeology, non-plastic additions to clay, which are used to control shrinkage prior to firing into ceramic vessels
- TEMPER, the name of an atmospheric propagation computer model developed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
- Tempering (mixing, kneading) clay or mud in construction is called puddling or clay in pottery wedging.
Temper is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action film written by Vakkantham Vamsi and directed by Puri Jagannadh starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. It was produced by Bandla Ganesh on Parameswara Art Productions banner. Anup Rubens composed the soundtrack while Mani Sharma composed the background score. Shyam K. Naidu and S. R. Sekhar handled the film's cinematography and editing respectively.
The film focuses on two people Daya, a corrupt police officer earning illegal money by leveraging his capacity as an official and an influential smuggler Waltair Vasu with whom Daya joins hands. Vasu wants to kill a woman named Lakshmi who has an evidence of a crime made by his four brothers. The rest of the film is about the roles of Daya's girlfriend Shanvi, Lakshmi and an honest constable Murthy in helping Daya become a sincere police officer.
The film was made on a budget of 350 million. Production began on 1 August 2014 at Hyderabad and its principal photography commenced on the next day. After being halted twice because of Film Federation employees' strike, the film's shoot was completed by 31 January 2015, with the film being primarily shot in and around Hyderabad and Goa.
The film released worldwide on 13 February 2015 to positive reviews from critics who praised the principal cast's performances and criticised few portions of the film for being predictable and repetitive. The film was a commercial success, grossing 743 million and collecting a share of 431 million in its lifetime. The film also released in Japan on 28 February 2015.
Usage examples of "temper".
Hengist, who boldly aspired to the conquest of Britain, exhorted his countrymen to embrace the glorious opportunity: he painted in lively colors the fertility of the soil, the wealth of the cities, the pusillanimous temper of the natives, and the convenient situation of a spacious solitary island, accessible on all sides to the Saxon fleets.
Of that great, tempering, benign shadow over the continent, tempering its heat, giving shelter from its cold, restraining the waters, there is left about 65 per cent in acreage and not more than one-half the merchantable timber--five hundred million acres gone in a century and a half.
Their adherence to the old system of Church discipline involved a reaction against the secularising process, which did not seem to be tempered by the spiritual powers of the bishops.
Notwithstanding these precautions, and his own example, the succession of consuls finally ceased in the thirteenth year of Justinian, whose despotic temper might be gratified by the silent extinction of a title which admonished the Romans of their ancient freedom.
And probably the empress herself might have seen less reason for her admonitions on the subject, had it not been for the circumstance, which was no doubt unfortunate, that the royal family at this time contained no member of a graver age and a settled respectability of character who might, by his example, have tempered the exuberance natural to the extreme youth of the sovereigns and their brothers.
An actual or latent aggressiveness on the part of any one nation inevitably provokes its neighbors into a defiant and suspicious temper.
Gavvmg held his temper and Horse took it with typical docility, but Alfin was still protesting as they broke through into sunlight.
Eye Begins to See: The Apocalyptic Temper in the 1980sWilliam Gaddis and Don DeLillo.
Dark Time: The Apocalyptic Temper in the American Novel of the Nuclear Age.
It was more agreeable to his temper, as well as to his policy, to reign under the venerable names of ancient magistracy, and artfully to collect, in his own person, all the scattered rays of civil jurisdiction.
Yet there was one who made the Zulu people out of nothing, as a potter fashions a vessel from clay, as a smith fashions an assegai out of the ore of the hills, yes, and tempers it with human blood.
Pellinore had not only lost his temper but seemed to have been a bit astonied by the impact.
His own brusqueness, cynicism and temper predisposed him to atrabilious vodyanoi.
Only his eyes, the color of cold, tempered metal and the gold towers that linked him to Regis Aurum remained.
His prudence rendered him averse to any great innovation, and though his temper was not very susceptible of zeal or enthusiasm, he always maintained an habitual regard for the ancient deities of the empire.