tempers

noun

Meaning

A tendency to be in a certain type of mood; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
State of mind; mood.
A tendency to become angry.
Anger; a fit of anger.
Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
Constitution of body; the mixture or relative proportion of the four humours: blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
To moderate or control.
To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
(Latinism) To govern; to manage.

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