karkaista — meaning in English

English meaning

• chill noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
• quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
• temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
• toughen verb To make something stronger or more resistant to damage.

Senses

karkaista is used for these senses in English:

• chill (transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
• quench (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
• temper To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
• toughen (transitive) To make tough.

chill — full definition

1. noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
2. adj Calm and relaxed; easygoing about a situation.
3. verb To make something cold, or to become cold.
4. verb To relax and take it easy, often with other people.

quench — full definition

1. verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
2. verb To put out a fire or extinguish a flame.
3. verb To rapidly cool hot metal by plunging it into water or oil.

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