These are the meanings of the letters MOPRETEB when you unscramble them.
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Meteor (n.)
Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.
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Meteor (n.)
Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.
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Metope (n.)
The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.
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Metope (n.)
The face of a crab.
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Remote (superl.)
Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.
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Remote (superl.)
Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses.
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Remote (superl.)
Not agreeing; alien; foreign.
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Remote (superl.)
Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity.
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Remote (superl.)
Separate; abstracted.
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Remote (superl.)
Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant.
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Remote (superl.)
Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance.
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Remote (superl.)
Separated by intervals greater than usual.
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Temper (v. t.)
To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm.
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Temper (v. t.)
To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
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Temper (v. t.)
To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.
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Temper (v. t.)
To govern; to manage.
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Temper (v. t.)
To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
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Temper (v. t.)
To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
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Temper (n.)
The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.
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Temper (n.)
Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
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Temper (n.)
Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.
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Temper (n.)
Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.
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Temper (n.)
Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.
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Temper (n.)
The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.
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Temper (n.)
Middle state or course; mean; medium.
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Temper (n.)
Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
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Temper (v. i.)
To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.
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Temper (v. i.)
To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
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Trompe (n.)
A trumpet; a trump.