A tendency to become angry.
Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
Middle state or course; mean; medium.
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
State of mind; mood.
Anger; a fit of anger.
To moderate or control.
To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.
To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
A person who is undecided, and might go to either side.
A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
A boiled leg of mutton.
One who or that which wobbles.
A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.