Definition of tempers

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • tempers is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • tempers is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • tempers is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of tempers


  • a sudden outburst of anger (noun)

    Examples

    1. his temper sparked like damp firewood

    Synonyms

    1. irritation
    2. pique
  • make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else (verb)

    Examples

    1. she tempered her criticism

    Synonyms

    1. moderate
    2. mollify
    3. season
  • the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. toughness
  • harden by reheating and cooling in oil (verb)

    Examples

    1. temper steel

    Synonyms

    1. harden
  • change by restraining or moderating (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. chasten
  • a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (noun)

    Examples

    1. his temper was well known to all his employees

    Synonyms

    1. biliousness
    2. irritability
    3. peevishness
    4. pettishness
    5. snappishness
    6. surliness
  • a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling (noun)

    Examples

    1. whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time

    Synonyms

    1. humor
    2. humour
    3. mood
  • bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling (verb)

    Examples

    1. temper glass

    Synonyms

    1. anneal
    2. normalize
  • adjust the pitch (of pianos) (verb)

See definition of tempers in Merriam Webster