We found 49 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word temper:
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 General (27 matching dictionaries)
- temper: V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- temper: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- temper: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Temper: Wiktionary [home, info]
- temper: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- temper: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- temper: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- temper (n.), temper (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Temper (band), Temper: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Temper: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- temper: Rhymezone [home, info]
- temper: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- Temper (bad): American-Britih Dictionary [home, info]
- Temper: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
- Temper: 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
- temper: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- temper: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- temper: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
- temper: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
Art (3 matching dictionaries)
- temper: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology [home, info]
- temper: Linda's Culinary Dictionary [home, info]
- TEMPER: Shakespeare Glossary [home, info]
Business (2 matching dictionaries)
- Temper: Construction Term Glossary [home, info]
- temper: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- temper: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
- temper: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- temper: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
- TEMPER: Acronym Finder [home, info]
- temper: Idioms [home, info]
- temper: Wordcraft Dictionary [home, info]
Science (4 matching dictionaries)
- Temper: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
- temper: Archaeology Wordsmith [home, info]
- Temper: Lithics Terminology (Archaeology) [home, info]
- temper: Anthropology dictionary [home, info]
Slang (1 matching dictionary)
- temper: The Folk File [home, info]
Tech (6 matching dictionaries)
- temper: Book Binding [home, info]
- TEMPER: Metal Terminology [home, info]
- Temper: AUTOMOTIVE TERMS [home, info]
- TEMPER: DOD Dictionary of Military Terms: Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations [home, info]
- TEMPER: Construction deterioration & building durability glossary [home, info]
- Temper (Met.), Temper: Principal Metals Glossary [home, info]
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Quick definitions (temper)
▸ noun: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger ("His temper was well known to all his employees")
▸ noun: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
▸ noun: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling ("Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time")
▸ noun: a sudden outburst of anger ("His temper sparked like damp firewood")
▸ verb: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate ("She tempered her criticism")
▸ verb: adjust the pitch (of pianos)
▸ verb: harden by reheating and cooling in oil ("Temper steel")
▸ verb: toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling ("Temper glass")
▸ verb: restrain or temper
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