How do you spell Temper
Available Definitions:
1) v. t. - 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.
2) v. t. - To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
3) v. t. - To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.
4) v. t. - To govern; to manage.
5) v. t. - To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
6) v. t. - To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
7) 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.
8) n. - Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
9) n. - 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.
10) n. - Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.
11) n. - Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.
12) n. - 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.
13) n. - Middle state or course; mean; medium.
14) n. - Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
15) v. i. - To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.
16) v. i. - To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
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