Word "ANNEAL" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Synonyms:
normalize, temper

Crossword Clues for ANNEAL

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Make less brittle
Temper, toughen (6)
Heat and slowly cool metal (6)
Some give Anne a lesson on how to make glass tough (6)
Temper glass
Queen with nearly perfect temper The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Mar 2025
Temper, as titanium Universal 07 Oct 2024
Temper New York Times 14 Sep 2024
Article has two points and mostly all to temper (6)
Princess Royal and Pacino join forces to toughen metal (6)
Treat a material, as steel or glass, to make it easier to work
Make stronger appeal (notes for parish priest) The Times Mephisto 30 Jun 2024
Strengthen, in metallurgy LA Times Daily 26 Jun 2024
Girl has the French rising temper! (6)
Temper displayed by athlete finally breaking record The Times Cryptic 22 May 2024
Make malleable using heat New York Times 05 May 2024
Temper, as titanium Newsday 05 May 2024
Heat and cool gradually to soften
Toughen, as metal
How to soften a queen and a gangster (6)
Frank possibly has Capone's temper The Guardian Cryptic 19 Feb 2024
Temper, as steel Commuter 17 Feb 2024
Heat and cool gradually
A slippery character said to have temper The Telegraph Toughie 20 Sep 2023
Perhaps Frank has a large temper The Guardian Cryptic 04 Sep 2023
Temper, as metal Universal 11 Aug 2023
Toughen, as steel Newsday 01 Feb 2023
Harden by heat The Guardian Speedy 09 Oct 2022
Give stress treatment to girl Alan’s chasing The Times Cryptic 03 Oct 2022
Give stress treatment to girl pursued by eagle regularly The Times Cryptic 06 Jan 2022
Harden metal by heating The Guardian Speedy 17 Oct 2021
Strengthen, as glass LA Times Daily 08 Sep 2021
Strengthen, as glass The Washington Post 08 Sep 2021
Toughen, in metallurgy Universal 04 Jul 2021
Make things hard for boy to support girl
Toughen Canadiana 02 Nov 2020
Harden Canadiana 12 Oct 2020
Record-breaking European is to toughen up
Heat treat (metal or glass) The Times Concise 05 Sep 2020
Temper, as glass Newsday 15 Mar 2020
Temper The Washington Post 01 Mar 2020
Temper LA Times Daily 01 Mar 2020
Queen with extremely awful temper
Heat and cool slowly, in order to toughen Irish Times Simplex 11 Dec 2019
Finishes off any new ale — one way to work on glass
Relieve stress by heating The Times Concise 23 Aug 2018
Toughen, as glass USA Today 26 Jul 2018
Make it hard for girl to be with boy
Toughen, as glass
Toughen, as steel The Washington Post Sunday 17 Dec 2017
Heat treat metal/glass The Times Concise 08 Dec 2017
Temper, as titanium Newsday 02 Nov 2017
Heat, as to soften metal New York Times 01 Oct 2017
Gradually heat and cool to temper Universal 20 Sep 2017
Temper, as metal New York Times 30 Aug 2017
Free from stress by heating, as metal LA Times Daily 22 Aug 2017
Free from stress by heating, as metal The Washington Post 22 Aug 2017
Heat and cool in order to soften The Telegraph General Knowledge 16 Jul 2017
Queen wanting Arsenal's sides to toughen up The Times Cryptic 07 Jul 2017
Queen wanting Arsenal's sides to toughen up
Female gangster's temper
British queen with a Latin temper
Heat, as to soften metal
Free from stress by heating, as metal
Gradually heat and cool to temper
Temper, as metal
Toughen, as glass or steel Universal 25 Dec 2016
Toughen, as steel USA Today 28 Sep 2016
Toughen, as glass or steel
Toughen, as steel
Make it tough for a boy to support a girl
Girl with a Latin temper The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Mar 2015
Heat treat (metal/glass) The Times Concise 26 Jan 2015
Girl, a student, put through toughening process
Princess has limits to awful temper
Temper, as glass or steel
Heat and then cool, as glass
Strengthen
Temper, as metal
English queen with a Latin temper
Heat and cool, to strengthen
Temper
Temper
Heat to prevent stress
Temper, as steel
Temper, as metal
Heat and then cool
Strengthen, as glass
Strengthen
Temper, as metal
Fire in a kiln
Heat and cool, to strengthen
Heat-treat
Treat with heat to toughen
Temper
Heat-treat
Temper with heat
Heat to remove stress from, as glass
Heat to remove stress from, as glass
Toughen
Strengthen
Temper, as metal
Toughen by heating, as glass
Toughen, as glass
Toughen by heating, as glass
Temper, as steel
Toughen by heating, as glass
Toughen
Heat to remove stress
Heat, then cool
Toughen, as glass
Heat and then cool
Strengthen by tempering
Strengthen
Toughen, as steel
Temper
Give stress treatment to girl pursued by eagle regularly
Foundry process
Toughen up
Heat and then cool
Temper
Temper, as steel
Temper
Temper, as glass or steel
Temper, as steel
Temper, as glass
Harden as glass
Temper
Treat, as glass
Temper steel
Toughen or temper
Toughen
Strengthen by tempering
Strengthen by heating
Toughen glass
Temper.
Strengthen and temper
Temper or toughen
Toughen, as steel
Temper, as a sword.
Heat and then cool slowly.
Heat-treat metals.
Temper in fire.
Heat, as glass.
Temper, as metal.
Temper with heat.
Temper, as glass.
Toughen.
Heat, as glass, to fix laid-on colors.
Temper or toughen.
Temper, as steel.
Temper by heat.
Subject to high heat.
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