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temp¹
- /tɛmp/
Rhymes with -ɛmp
Where it comes from
Clipping of temperature.
noun temps
- Clipping of temperature “All brake temps except the one are in the yellow and climbing. You'll get the warning light soon,” was the flight engineer's response. The one brake temp that was okay was the brake on the blown tire.
verb temps · temping · temped
- To measure or check the temperature of something, especially food or equipment in a commercial kitchen. The produce walk in is temping at between 42-46° and I let management know but nobody seemed too pressed about it. Days later it’s still the same problem
temp²
- /tɛmp/
Rhymes with -ɛmp
Where it comes from
See temp.
adverb
- Alternative form of temp. (“in the time of”).
temp³
- /tɛmp/
Rhymes with -ɛmp
Where it comes from
Clipping of temporary.
adjective
- Abbreviation of temporary Consequently, the unit executes and places the result in a temp register.
noun temps
verb temps · temping · temped
- To work as a temporary employee. --I temp for money, but it's not my main thing. I write plays.
TEMP⁴
noun TEMPs
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Abbreviation of test and evaluation master plan
Similar: test and evaluation master plan
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: temporary worker, time, acting, substitute, temporal, temperature, interim, storm, temporarily, temporary, unaccompanied, temperatures, transitory, impermanent, provisional, transient
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noun temporary employee
| Español | temporero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 임시 직원 imsi jigwon |
| 日本語 | 臨時雇い rinjiyatoi |
| 中文 | 臨時雇員 /临时雇员 línshí gùyuán, 臨時工 /临时工 línshígōng |
| Français | employé temporaire, employée temporaire, intérimaire |
| Deutsch | Leiharbeiter, Leiharbeiterin |
| Русский | вре́менный рабо́тник vrémennyj rabótnik, вре́менный сотру́дник vrémennyj sotrúdnik, вре́менная рабо́тница vrémennaja rabótnica, вре́менная сотру́дница vrémennaja sotrúdnica |
verb to work as a temporary employee
| Español | trabajar temporáneamente, chambear temporariamente, laburar temporeramente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 打零工 |
| Deutsch | jobben |
Talk about this word "temp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/temp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. temp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/temp "temp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/temp.Cite this
@misc{temp_2026,
title = {temp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/temp},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
