eng: temper

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Meaning
means	(noun) a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" irritation, pique, temper
means	(noun) 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" humor, temper, mood, humour
means	(noun) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" pettishness, snappishness, surliness, biliousness, peevishness, irritability, temper
means	(noun) the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking toughness, temper
means	(verb) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" temper, anneal, normalize
means	(verb) harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel" harden, temper
means	(verb) adjust the pitch (of pianos) temper
means	(verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" season, temper, mollify
means	(verb) restrain chasten, moderate, temper