definition of
temper

[1] #1 temper n. [pique, irritation] a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood". wn

[2] #2 temper n. [mood, humor, humour] 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". wn

[3] #3 temper n. [biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness] a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees". wn

[4] #4 temper v. [anneal, normalize] bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass". wn

[5] #5 temper v. [harden] harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel". wn