temper

  • 111Out of temper — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …

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  • 112Scientific temper — describes an attitude which involves the application of logic and the avoidance of bias and preconceived notions. Discussion, argument and analysis are vital parts of scientific temper. It is thus necessarily open admitting every point of view,… …

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  • 113Chocolate temper meter — A chocolate temper meter is used to measure the presence of various types of the crystal forms IV, V in semi molten cocoa butter in the preparation of well tempered chocolate. It works by measuring the temperature of a standard weight of… …

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  • 114hot temper — fiery temper, stormy temper, quick temper …

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  • 115hold your temper — control your temper, do not lose your temper    Try to hold your temper when you work with the children. Don t get angry because they learn from watching you …

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  • 116bad temper — noun a persisting angry mood • Syn: ↑ill temper • Hypernyms: ↑anger, ↑choler, ↑ire • Hyponyms: ↑irascibility, ↑short temper, ↑ …

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  • 117ill temper — noun a persisting angry mood • Syn: ↑bad temper • Hypernyms: ↑anger, ↑choler, ↑ire • Hyponyms: ↑irascibility, ↑short temper, ↑ …

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  • 118quick temper — noun a feeling of resentful anger • Syn: ↑irascibility, ↑short temper, ↑spleen • Derivationally related forms: ↑splenetic (for: ↑spleen), ↑irascible ( …

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  • 119keep your temper (with) — phrase to stay calm and not get angry It’s important to keep your temper with the children. Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: temper …

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  • 120lose your temper with — lose your temper (with) phrase to become very angry She hardly ever lost her temper. Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: temper …

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