| attemper | (verb) modify the temperature of | - |
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| distemper | (noun) a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery | - |
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| (noun) a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder | - |
| (noun) paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder | - |
| (noun) an angry and disagreeable mood | Synonyms: ill humor, ill humour |
| (noun) any of various infectious viral diseases of animals | - |
| (verb) paint with distemper | - |
| empennage | (noun) the rear part of an aircraft | Synonyms: tail, tail assembly |
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| emperor | (noun) large richly colored butterfly | Synonyms: emperor butterfly |
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| (noun) large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings | Synonyms: emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia |
| (noun) red table grape of California | - |
| (noun) the male ruler of an empire | - |
| hempen | (adjective) having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute | Synonyms: fibrous |
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| intemperance | (noun) excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence | Synonyms: intemperateness, self-indulgence |
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| (noun) consumption of alcoholic drinks | Synonyms: intemperateness |
| (noun) the quality of being intemperate | - |
| intemperate | (adjective) excessive in behavior | - |
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| (adjective) (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes | - |
| (adjective) given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors | Synonyms: hard, heavy |
| intemperately | (adverb) indulging excessively | Synonyms: hard, heavily |
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| intemperateness | (noun) excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence | Synonyms: intemperance, self-indulgence |
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| (noun) consumption of alcoholic drinks | Synonyms: intemperance |
| temper | (noun) the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking | Synonyms: toughness |
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| (noun) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | Synonyms: biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness |
| (noun) a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling | Synonyms: humor, humour, mood |
| (noun) a sudden outburst of anger | Synonyms: irritation, pique |
| (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | Synonyms: moderate, mollify, season |
| (verb) adjust the pitch (of pianos) | - |
| (verb) harden by reheating and cooling in oil | Synonyms: harden |
| (verb) change by restraining or moderating | Synonyms: chasten |
| (verb) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | Synonyms: anneal, normalize |
| tempera | (noun) pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk | Synonyms: poster color, poster colour, poster paint |
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| temperament | (noun) an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys | - |
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| (noun) your usual mood | Synonyms: disposition |
| (noun) excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly) | - |
| temperamental | (adjective) relating to or caused by temperament | - |
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| (adjective) subject to sharply varying moods | Synonyms: moody |
| (adjective) likely to perform unpredictably | Synonyms: erratic |
| temperamentally | (adverb) by temperament | - |
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| temperance | (noun) abstaining from excess | Synonyms: sobriety |
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| (noun) the act of tempering | - |
| (noun) the trait of avoiding excesses | Synonyms: moderation |
| temperate | (adjective) not extreme in behavior | - |
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| (adjective) (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate | - |
| (adjective) not extreme | Synonyms: moderate |
| temperately | (adverb) without extravagance | - |
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| (adverb) with restraint | - |
| (adverb) in a sparing manner; without overindulgence | Synonyms: abstemiously |
| temperateness | (noun) exhibiting restraint imposed on the self | Synonyms: self-restraint |
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| (noun) moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities | Synonyms: fair weather, sunshine |
| temperature | (noun) the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) | - |
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| (noun) the somatic sensation of cold or heat | - |
| tempered | (adjective) adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element | - |
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| (adjective) made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment | Synonyms: hardened, toughened, treated |
| tempering | (adjective) moderating by making more temperate | - |
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| (noun) hardening something by heat treatment | Synonyms: annealing |
| tempest | (noun) (literary) a violent wind | - |
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| (noun) a violent commotion or disturbance | Synonyms: storm |
| tempestuous | (adjective) (of the elements) as if showing violent anger | Synonyms: angry, furious, raging, wild |
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| (adjective) characterized by violent emotions or behavior | Synonyms: stormy |
| tempestuousness | (noun) a state of wild storminess | - |
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| (noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development | Synonyms: agitation, ferment, fermentation, unrest |
| untempered | (adjective) not moderated or controlled | - |
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| (adjective) not brought to a proper consistency or hardness | Synonyms: unhardened |