temper
/ˈtɛmpər/
noun
- A person's state of mind, especially in terms of being angry or calm.
- She has a quick temper and gets upset easily.
- Try to keep your temper during the argument.
- His calm temper makes him a good leader.
- A tendency to become angry easily.
- Her temper flared up when she heard the news.
- He has a bad temper when he is tired.
- Learning to control your temper is an important skill.
- The degree of hardness or strength in a material, especially metal, produced by heating and cooling.
- The blacksmith checked the temper of the steel blade.
- Different tempers are used for different types of tools.
- The temper of this alloy makes it very durable.
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verb
- To make something less extreme or more balanced; to moderate.
- She tempered her criticism with praise.
- He tempered his enthusiasm with caution.
- The judge tempered justice with mercy.
- To heat and cool metal or glass to make it harder or stronger.
- Glass must be tempered slowly to prevent cracking.
- The artisan tempered the steel in a furnace.
- They temper the metal to increase its durability.
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