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    • temper :a sudden outburst of anger
      • his temper sparked like damp firewood

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

    • temper :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

    • temper :harden by reheating and cooling in oil
      • temper steel

    • temper :a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
      • his temper was well known to all his employees

    • temper :make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
      • she tempered her criticism

    • temper :adjust the pitch (of pianos)

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

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