temper

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• February 15. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — noun — english

  a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — noun — english

  a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — noun — english

  a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — noun — english

  the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — verb — english

  bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — verb — english

  harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — verb — english

  adjust the pitch (of pianos)

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — verb — english

  make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; "she tempered her criticism"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  temper — verb — english

  change by restraining or moderating