temper


Meanings

  • a sudden outburst of anger;
    • "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
  • a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling;
    • "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"
  • a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger;
    • "his temper was well known to all his employees"
  • the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
  • bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling;
    • "temper glass"
  • harden by reheating and cooling in oil;
    • "temper steel"
  • adjust the pitch (of pianos)
  • make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;
    • "she tempered her criticism"
  • restrain
  • TEMPER v -ED, -ING, -S to moderate by adding a counterbalancing agent


Scrabble Score: 10

temper is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

temper is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

temper is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

temper is a valid Words With Friends word