leaven
temperance
temperative
forbear
restraint
annoy
lose one's cool
curb
bridle
get on someone's bad side
praecipe
check
low key
word
draw fire
temper
don't get mad, get even
get out of someone's face
tempering
talk down
choke back
gaff
rip into
blast
repressive
give someone the gears
repressing
inhibitory
offend
antiretaliation
raise hell
tempered
come down on
have one's back up
raise a stink
hesitate
make a stink
contain
twist the knife
govern
control
piss the Pope off
subduing
hold in
beratingly
parry
mitigate
hold
step up to the plate
come through
moderate
split a gut
face the music
protest
bag out
dissent
disapproval
call to arms
hose down
broad shoulders
resist
distrainment
take apart
lose one's shit
sustain
throw one's weight around
get stuck into
cross the Rubicon
take to task
rag
see one's way clear to
work
fulminate
get someone's Irish up
cattle prod
get someone's dander up
-ent
knock some sense into
vituperate
silence
bellicose
cut ice
reproach
wash with
whip
pertinaciously
relax
settle someone's hash
subduedness
temper temper
damp
ropeable
countercriticize
obmurmuration
deal
stricture
influence
huff
temperative
repressive
repressing
inhibitory
antiretaliation
tempered
bellicose
ropeable
beratingly
pertinaciously
temperance
restraint
curb
bridle
praecipe
check
low key
word
tempering
gaff
subduing
disapproval
call to arms
broad shoulders
distrainment
subduedness
obmurmuration
stricture
leaven
forbear
annoy
lose one's cool
get on someone's bad side
draw fire
temper
get out of someone's face
talk down
choke back
rip into
blast
give someone the gears
offend
raise hell
come down on
have one's back up
raise a stink
hesitate
make a stink
curb
check
contain
twist the knife
govern
control
piss the Pope off
hold in
parry
mitigate
hold
step up to the plate
come through
moderate
split a gut
face the music
protest
bag out
dissent
hose down
resist
take apart
lose one's shit
sustain
throw one's weight around
get stuck into
cross the Rubicon
take to task
rag
see one's way clear to
work
fulminate
get someone's Irish up
cattle prod
get someone's dander up
knock some sense into
vituperate
silence
cut ice
reproach
wash with
whip
relax
settle someone's hash
damp
countercriticize
deal
influence
huff
noun
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
verb
- To attract criticism or an angry reaction.
- To create a distraction that allows one's friends, co-workers, or other associates to gain an advantage over the distracted party.
- In an armed encounter, to attract gunfire from an adversary, whether unintentionally or deliberately for the purpose of allowing one's allies or colleagues to gain a tactical advantage over the adversary.
verb
- To moderate or control.
- To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.
- To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
- To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
- To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
- To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
noun
- Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
- The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
- The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
- Middle state or course; mean; medium.
- A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
- A tendency to become angry.
- Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
- The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
- State of mind; mood.
- Anger; a fit of anger.
noun
- Rough or harsh treatment; criticism.
- A place of residence.
- A trick or con.
- A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe.
- The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
- A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the male genitalia tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva.
verb
verb
- To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- To curse; to damn.
- To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- To make a loud noise.
- To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- To blight or wither.
- To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
intj
noun
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A violent gust of wind.
- A loud, sudden sound.
- A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
adj
- Having a specified disposition or temper.
- Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
- Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.
- Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass.
- Moderated or balanced by other considerations.
verb
- To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
- To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- To have or exercise a determining influence.
- To exercise political authority; to run a government.
noun
verb
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- handle and cause to function
- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- place under restrictions; limit access to by law
- verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
noun
- power to direct or determine
- a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- the activity of managing or exerting control over something
- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- discipline in personal and social activities
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
- a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
verb
noun
- A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
verb
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- organize or be responsible for
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- contain or hold; have within
- have room for; hold without crowding
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- support or hold in a certain manner
- be valid, applicable, or true
- assert or affirm
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- protect against a challenge or attack
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- hold the attention of
- remain committed to
- resist or confront with resistance
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- stop dealing with
- keep from departing
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- aim, point, or direct
- declare to be
- be in accord; be in agreement
- keep from exhaling or expelling
noun
- the act of grasping
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- time during which some action is awaited
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- a stronghold
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
verb
verb
- To encourage or sanction (something).
- To provide for or nourish.
- To maintain, or keep in existence.
- To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
noun
verb
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- To dance to ragtime music.
- To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- To become tattered.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
noun
- A poor, low-ranking kicker.
- A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
- A curtain of various kinds.
- A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
- A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
- A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
- Tattered clothes.
- A ragged edge in metalworking.
verb
- To influence.
- To embroider with thread.
- To cause to ferment.
- To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
- To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- Followed by as. Said of one's job title
- To behave in a certain way when handled
- To exhaust, by working.
- Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
- To ferment.
- To set into action.
- Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To cause to work.
- To effect by gradual degrees;
- To move in an agitated manner.
- To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To effect by gradual degrees.
- To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
noun
- The staging of events to appear as real.
- The result of a particular manner of production.
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Ore before it is dressed.
- A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- One's employer.
- Something on which effort is expended.
- effort expended on a particular task.
- The place where one is employed.
- A fortification.
- A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process.
- A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
- labour, occupation, job.
verb
- To urge into action or obedience.
- To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- To hit with any flexible object.
- To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- To move very fast.
- To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- To snap back and forth like a whip.
- To hit with a whip.
- To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
noun
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A whipper-in.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- A coach driver; a coachman.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes; a whipper-in.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
- A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- Whipped cream.
verb
- take action with respect to (someone or something)
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- behave in a certain way towards others
- distribute cards to the players in a game
- direct the course of; manage or control
- give out as one's portion or share
- give (a specific card) to a player
- sell (especially of illegal material)
noun
- a particular instance of buying or selling
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
- wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
- the act of distributing playing cards
- the act of apportioning or distributing something
verb
- To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
- To exert, make use of one's influence.
noun
- A person or thing exerting such power or action.
- Electrostatic induction.
- The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
- An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
- An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
verb
- To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
- To remove an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
- To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
- To enlarge; to swell up.
- To inhale psychoactive inhalants.
- To breathe heavily.
- To say in a huffy manner.
noun
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