temple
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- noun
- /ˈtɛmpəl/
:
sien
- She gently massaged her temples to relieve the tension from her headache.
- throbbing temples
And then we're at her temples and she goes, these are my temples.
- And then we're at her temples and she goes, these are my temples.
- Essential oils applied to your temples and to your wrists can help a lot.
- Roll onto your temples or wrists before bedtime to foster sound sleep.
- OK, Start on the temples by your naturally very blonde hair.
- I've regret not taking care of my temple sooner.
Examples
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A thin trickle coursed down his right temple and past the corner of his eye.
Fiction book (1991) -
Essential oils applied to your temples and to your wrists can help a lot.
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Sustained injury to the left temple.
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I just start up on the temples and drag the color down.
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So a little bit again around my temples, got a little bit by my ear as well.
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His neck's broken and something hit him across the temple.
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I closed my eyes, feeling the ebbing blood begin to throb in my temples again.
Fiction book (1991) -
Joshua dropped his head into his hands, massaging his temples carefully as the recollection returned.
Fiction book (1990) -
The anger was pounding at his temples, causing one of the terrible headaches to begin.
Fiction book (1991) -
The vein at her temple softened and receded, her hands unclenched, her color thinned.
Fiction book (1990)
Compounds
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A very large ancient temple at Ephesus built for the goddess Artemis and famous as one of the Seven Wonders
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Three ancient buildings in Jerusalem that served as the main place for Jewish worship, the last destroyed in AD 70
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Three different holy buildings in Jerusalem that were the main place for Jewish worship
- Literature
A very large, beautiful place like a forest or cathedral that makes you feel small and full of wonder
- Literature
A Greek temple at Delphi where a priestess gives predictions from the god Apollo
A temple in Jerusalem built by King Solomon for Jewish worship and later rebuilt on the same site
- Indian
A tropical tree with white fragrant flowers often grown near temples in India
Surface Forms
Etymology
Temple for the side of the head comes from a different Latin word, tempus, which means 'time' and is the root of temporary and temporal. A helpful way to remember this is to think that the temples were linked with age and time, so the flat area at the side of the forehead is called the temple.