The Clue
Hardens, or softens! (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TEMPERS
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Notes
The answer TEMPERS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Moderates
Mollifies
Definition
TEMPER as a noun:
1. (pique, temper, irritation) = a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
2. (temper, 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"
3. (temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness) = a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
4. (temper, toughness) = the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
TEMPER as a verb:
1. (anneal, temper, normalize) = toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
2. (temper, harden) = harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
3. adjust the pitch (of pianos)
4. (temper, season, mollify) = make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
5. (chasten, moderate, temper) = restrain or temper