ALL meanings of distemper
dis·tem·per
D d - noun distemper Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique. 1
- noun distemper a painting executed by this method. 1
- noun distemper British. whitewash; calcimine. 1
- verb with object distemper to paint in distemper. 1
- verb with object distemper British. to whitewash a wall, cottage, etc.; calcimine. 1
- noun distemper disease affecting dogs 1
- noun distemper A viral disease of some animals, esp. dogs, causing fever, coughing, and catarrh. 1
- noun distemper (veterinary medicine, pathology) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh. 0
- noun distemper (archaic) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease. 0
- noun distemper A water-based paint. 0
- noun distemper A painting produced with this kind of paint. 0
- verb distemper To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of. 0
- verb distemper To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease. 0
- verb distemper To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant. 0
- verb distemper To intoxicate. 0
- verb distemper To paint using distemper. 0
- verb distemper To mix (colours) in the way of distemper. 0
- uncountable noun distemper Distemper is a dangerous and infectious disease that can be caught by animals, especially dogs. 0
- uncountable noun distemper Distemper is a kind of paint sometimes used for painting walls. 0
- noun distemper any of various infectious diseases of animals, esp canine distemper, a highly contagious viral disease of dogs, characterized initially by high fever and a discharge from the nose and eyes 0
- noun distemper a disease or disorder 0
- abbreviation DISTEMPER disturbance 0
- abbreviation DISTEMPER discontent 0
- verb distemper to disturb 0
- noun distemper a technique of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water, glue, size, etc, used for poster, mural, and scene painting 0
- noun distemper the paint used in this technique or any of various water-based paints, including, in Britain, whitewash 0
- verb distemper to mix (pigments) with water and size 0
- verb distemper to paint (something) with distemper 0
- verb transitive distemper to make bad-tempered; disturb; ruffle 0
- verb transitive distemper to upset or unbalance the functions of; derange; disorder 0
- noun distemper a mental or physical derangement or disorder; disease 0
- noun distemper any of several infectious diseases of animals, characterized by rhinitis, fever, etc. 0
- noun distemper an infectious viral disease of young dogs 0
- noun distemper strangles, a disease of horses 0
- noun distemper civil disorder or turmoil 0
- verb transitive distemper to mix (colors or pigments) with water and glue, size, or some other binding medium 0
- verb transitive distemper to paint with such a mixture 0
- noun distemper a method of painting using distempered pigment, as for wall decoration 0
- noun distemper a painting done in this way 0
- noun distemper distempered paint 0
- noun distemper any of various water-based paints, as whitewash, calcimine, etc. 0