TEMPER

6 letters 10 Scrabble points /ˈtɛmpə/

Definition of TEMPER

noun

  1. A tendency to be in a certain type of mood; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.

    "to have a good, bad, or calm temper"

  2. State of mind; mood.

  3. A tendency to become angry.

    "He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople."

Related words: rage disposition temperament
verb

  1. To moderate or control.

    "Temper your language around children."

  2. To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

    "Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature."

  3. To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T E M P E R
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 10 points

Anagrams of TEMPER

Words that use the same letters:

TEMPRE

Words Containing "TEMPER"

ANTITEMPERANCE ATTEMPER ATTEMPERAMENT ATTEMPERANCE ATTEMPERATE ATTEMPERATELY ATTEMPERATION ATTEMPERATOR ATTEMPERED ATTEMPERING ATTEMPERS AUSTEMPER CONTEMPER CONTEMPERATE CONTEMPERATURE DESTEMPER DISTEMPER DISTEMPERANCE DISTEMPERATE DISTEMPERATURE

Words Starting with "TEMPER"

TEMPERA TEMPERABILITY TEMPERABLE TEMPERABLY TEMPERALITY TEMPERAMENT TEMPERAMENTAL TEMPERAMENTALLY TEMPERAMENTED TEMPERAMENTS TEMPERANCE TEMPERANCES TEMPERANCEVILLE TEMPERAS TEMPERATE TEMPERATELY TEMPERATENESS TEMPERATIVE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURES

Words Ending with "TEMPER"

ATTEMPER AUSTEMPER CONTEMPER DESTEMPER DISTEMPER MARTEMPER MISTEMPER OBTEMPER RETEMPER UNTEMPER UPTEMPER