temper

  1. Noun.  A tendency to be of a certain type of mood.
  2. Noun.  State of mind.
  3. Noun.  The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
  4. Verb.  To moderate or control.
  5. Verb.  To heat-treat a material, especially metal or chocolate.
  6. Verb.  To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.

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