attemper | (verb) modify the temperature of | - |
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attempt | (noun) earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | Synonyms: effort, endeavor, endeavour, try |
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(noun) the act of attacking | Synonyms: attack |
(verb) enter upon an activity or enterprise | Synonyms: set about, undertake |
(verb) make an effort or attempt | Synonyms: assay, essay, seek, try |
attempted | (adjective) tried unsuccessfully | - |
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attempter | (noun) one who tries | Synonyms: essayer, trier |
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contemplate | (verb) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | Synonyms: meditate, study |
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(verb) reflect deeply on a subject | Synonyms: chew over, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over |
(verb) consider as a possibility | - |
(verb) look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought | - |
contemplation | (noun) a long and thoughtful observation | - |
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(noun) a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | Synonyms: musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness |
contemplative | (adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful | Synonyms: brooding, broody, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative |
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(noun) a person devoted to the contemplative life | - |
contemplativeness | (noun) deep serious thoughtfulness | Synonyms: meditativeness, pensiveness |
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contemporaneity | (noun) the quality of being current or of the present | Synonyms: contemporaneousness, modernism, modernity, modernness |
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(noun) the quality of belonging to the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporaneousness |
contemporaneous | (adjective) of the same period | Synonyms: coetaneous, coeval |
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(adjective) occurring in the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporary |
contemporaneously | (adverb) during the same period of time | - |
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contemporaneousness | (noun) the quality of being current or of the present | Synonyms: contemporaneity, modernism, modernity, modernness |
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(noun) the quality of belonging to the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporaneity |
contemporaries | (noun) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age | Synonyms: coevals, generation |
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contemporariness | (noun) The state or quality of being contemporary, modern, of the present age. | - |
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contemporary | (adjective) belonging to the present time | Synonyms: present-day |
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(adjective) characteristic of the present | Synonyms: modern-day |
(adjective) occurring in the same period of time | Synonyms: contemporaneous |
(noun) a person of nearly the same age as another | Synonyms: coeval |
contemporise | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
contemporize | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
contempt | (noun) a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body | - |
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(noun) a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous | Synonyms: disrespect |
(noun) open disrespect for a person or thing | Synonyms: scorn |
(noun) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | Synonyms: despite, disdain, scorn |
contemptibility | (noun) unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values | Synonyms: baseness, despicability, despicableness, sordidness |
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contemptible | (adjective) deserving of contempt or scorn | - |
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contemptibly | (adverb) in a manner deserving contempt | - |
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contemptuous | (adjective) expressing extreme contempt | Synonyms: disdainful, insulting, scornful |
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contemptuously | (adverb) without respect; in a disdainful manner | Synonyms: contumeliously, disdainfully, scornfully |
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contemptuousness | (noun) the manifestation of scorn and contempt | - |
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contretemps | (noun) an awkward clash | - |
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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 | - |
extemporaneous | (adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed |
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extemporaneously | (adverb) without prior preparation | Synonyms: extemporarily, extempore |
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extemporarily | (adverb) without prior preparation | Synonyms: extemporaneously, extempore |
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extemporary | (adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed |
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extempore | (adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed |
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(adverb) without prior preparation | Synonyms: extemporaneously, extemporarily |
extemporisation | (noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation | Synonyms: extemporization, improvisation |
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extemporise | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporize, improvise, improvize |
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extemporization | (noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation | Synonyms: extemporisation, improvisation |
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extemporize | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvize |
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(verb) manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand | Synonyms: improvise |
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 |
metempsychosis | (noun) after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body | Synonyms: rebirth |
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spaciotemporal | (adjective) existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration | Synonyms: spatiotemporal |
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spatiotemporal | (adjective) of or relating to space and time together (having both spatial extension and temporal duration) | - |
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(adjective) existing in both space and time; having both spatial extension and temporal duration | Synonyms: spaciotemporal |
temp | (noun) a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | Synonyms: temporary, temporary worker |
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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 |
template | (noun) a model or standard for making comparisons | Synonyms: guide, templet |
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temple | (noun) place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity | - |
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(noun) an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes | - |
(noun) (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | Synonyms: synagogue, tabernacle |
(noun) the flat area on either side of the forehead | - |
templet | (noun) a model or standard for making comparisons | Synonyms: guide, template |
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tempo | (noun) the rate of some repeating event | Synonyms: pace |
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(noun) (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played | Synonyms: pacing |
temporal | (adjective) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | Synonyms: secular, worldly |
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(adjective) of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit) | - |
(adjective) of or relating to or limited by time | - |
(adjective) of this earth or world | - |
(adjective) not eternal | - |
(noun) the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb | Synonyms: temporal role |
temporalis | (noun) muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws | Synonyms: musculus temporalis, temporal muscle, temporalis muscle |
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temporality | (noun) the worldly possessions of a church | Synonyms: temporalty |
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temporalization | (noun) The act or process of placing or defining in time relations. | - |
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temporally | (adverb) with regard to temporal order | - |
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temporalty | (noun) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy | Synonyms: laity |
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(noun) the worldly possessions of a church | Synonyms: temporality |
temporarily | (adverb) for a limited time only; not permanently | - |
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temporariness | (noun) the property of lasting only a short time | - |
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temporary | (adjective) not permanent; not lasting | Synonyms: impermanent |
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(adjective) lacking continuity or regularity | Synonyms: irregular |
(noun) a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis | Synonyms: temp, temporary worker |
temporise | (verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time | Synonyms: temporize |
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temporiser | (noun) someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time | Synonyms: temporizer |
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temporize | (verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time | Synonyms: temporise |
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temporizer | (noun) someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time | Synonyms: temporiser |
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tempt | (verb) induce into action by using one's charm | Synonyms: charm, influence |
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(verb) dispose or incline or entice to | Synonyms: allure |
(verb) try presumptuously | - |
(verb) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | Synonyms: entice, lure |
(verb) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting | Synonyms: invite |
(verb) try to seduce | - |
temptable | (adjective) susceptible to temptation | - |
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temptation | (noun) the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire | Synonyms: enticement |
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(noun) something that seduces or has the quality to seduce | Synonyms: enticement |
(noun) the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid | - |
tempter | (noun) a person who tempts others | - |
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tempting | (adjective) very pleasantly inviting | Synonyms: tantalising, tantalizing |
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(adjective) highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire | Synonyms: alluring, beguiling, enticing |
temptingly | (adverb) in a tempting seductive manner | Synonyms: seductively |
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temptingness | (noun) the power to entice or attract through personal charm | Synonyms: allure, allurement |
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temptress | (noun) a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | Synonyms: Delilah, enchantress, femme fatale, siren |
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tempura | (noun) vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried | - |
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untempered | (adjective) not moderated or controlled | - |
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(adjective) not brought to a proper consistency or hardness | Synonyms: unhardened |
untempting | (adjective) not appealing to the senses | Synonyms: unattractive |
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(adjective) not tempting | Synonyms: uninviting |