Set and Temper

Set

Set verb - To become physically firm or solid.
Usage example: the concrete must set completely before anyone can walk on it

Temper and set are semantically related In some cases you can use "Temper" instead the word "Set" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Temper

Temper verb - Adjust the pitch (of pianos).

Set and temper are semantically related in harden topic. Sometimes you can use "Set" instead the word "Temper" as a verb or a noun.

How words are described

old old set old temper
good good set good temper
high high set high temper
long long set long temper
Other adjectives: similar, usual, short, massive, big, huge.

Common collocations

fires set fires temper fires

Both words in one sentence

  • Hair-Trigger Temper Unlike someone with a Berserk Button, who is generally calm until a specific button is pressed, characters with a hair-trigger temper can be set off by anything.
  • Comic Book / X-Man Lineage Comes from the Father: mostly averted - he has his mother's power set, her compassion and her explosive temper (the latter being most obvious).
  • Hair-Trigger Temper Bulma's temper is not as bad as Vegeta's, but the littlest things set her off.
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