n. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

n. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

n. a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

n. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

v. adjust the pitch (of pianos)

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

v. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"

v. restrain or temper

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

adv. with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

adj. brought about in a short time: "a sudden cure"

adj. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

adj. quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile"

adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"

adj. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

adj. mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

n. a feeling of righteous anger

n. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

n. a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"

n. a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

n. strong feeling or emotion

n. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

n. a state of peace and quiet

n. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"

n. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

n. your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"

n. a rough and bitter manner

n. an abrupt discourteous manner

n. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

n. a feeling of resentful anger

n. the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"

n. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

n. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

n. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

v. gain strength; "His body strengthened"

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

v. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

v. restrain or temper

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

v. make more natural or lifelike

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

v. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

v. create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

v. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"

v. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"

v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

v. soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"

v. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

adj. physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

adj. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"

adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

adj. lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

adj. happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

adj. marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

adj. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

adj. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

adj. dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"

adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)

adj. briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

adj. being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"

adj. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"

adj. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"

adj. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet"

adj. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"

adj. cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"

adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

adj. meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job"

adj. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

adj. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

adj. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"

adj. mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"

adj. possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

adj. moving and bending with ease

adj. vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

adj. full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

adj. showing inappropriate levity

adj. marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

adj. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"

adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

adv. with rapid movements; "he works quickly"

adv. quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"

adv. "He sent his ambassadors hurriedly along."

adv. "Send it to me post-haste"

adj. exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"

adj. sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"

adj. happening or coming quickly and without warning; "a sudden unexpected development"

adj. having been hastened to completion

adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

adj. happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

adj. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"

adj. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"

adj. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

adj. speeded up, as of an academic course; "in an accelerated program in school"

adj. (of timepieces) indicating later than the correct time

adj. quick in responding: "prompt obedience"

adj. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"

adj. (of a marching cadence) very quick

adj. moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"

adj. moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

adj. operating at high speed; "a high-speed food processor"; "a high-velocity shell"

adj. very fast; capable of quick response and great speed; "a hot sports car"; "a blistering pace"; "got off to a hot start"; "in hot pursuit"; "a red-hot line drive"

adj. occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

adj. propelled by (or as if propelled by) a jet engine

adj. like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

adj. with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train"

adj. done under pressure; "a rush job"

adj. mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits"

adj. mentally responsive; "an alert mind"

adj. quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

adj. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

adj. characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"

adj. having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch

adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"

adj. endowed with the capacity to reason

adj. brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"

adj. vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"

adj. moving quickly and excitedly: "on dancing feet"

adj. more active than normal; "a hyperactive child"

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"

n. a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

adj. proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

adj. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

adj. deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"