boil1 verbboil2 noun
boilboil1 /bɔɪl/ ●●● S3 verb 
WORD ORIGINboil1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla ‘bubble’VERB TABLE
boil
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | boil |
| he, she, it | boils | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | boiled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have boiled |
| he, she, it | has boiled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had boiled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will boil |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have boiled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am boiling |
| he, she, it | is boiling | |
| you, we, they | are boiling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was boiling |
| you, we, they | were boiling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been boiling |
| he, she, it | has been boiling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been boiling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be boiling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been boiling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Boil the potatoes until they are soft.
- Boil the vegetables for 10 minutes.
- Boil the water before drinking it.
- Clothes had to be boiled to prevent the disease from spreading.
- Put the spaghetti into boiling, salted water.
- The beans should be boiled rapidly for at least twenty minutes.
- I boil it like a tea and it helps hurry the process up, if the woman is ready.
- One afternoon that spring the weather became inordinately hot, boiling up to midsummer levels.
- She was just boiling some water when the door opened and Julius walked in.
- This got Jim's blood boiling and, driving like a tiger, he dominated from the start.
THESAURUSways of cooking something
to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: · Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: · Roast the potatoes for an hour.
to cook food in hot oil: · She was frying some mushrooms.
to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: · stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: · Sauté the potatoes in butter.
to cook food over or under strong heat: · grilled fish
American English to cook food under heat: · broiled fish
to cook something in very hot water: · He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.· English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
to cook vegetables over hot water: · Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: · poached salmon
to cook the outside surfaces of bread: · toasted muffins
to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: · I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
to cook food in a microwave oven: · The beans can be microwaved.
Longman Language Activatorways of cooking · In a large sauté pan, cook the bacon until crisp.· Cover and cook slowly until beets are tender, stirring occasionally.
to cook food in very hot water: · Boil the potatoes until they are soft.· The beans should be boiled rapidly for at least twenty minutes.
to cook food slowly in water that is boiling very gently: · Simmer the macaroni in lightly salted water.· Cover the pan and let it simmer for fifteen minutes.simmer gently/slowly: · Combine all ingredients and simmer gently for 30 to 45 minutes.
to cook food in hot oil, butter, or fat: · Fry the onions gently for five minutes.· Mushrooms are best when fried in olive oil.
to cook something by mixing it in hot oil for a short time and keeping it moving in the pan: · Add the garlic, ginger and onions and stir-fry for 30 seconds.· Water chestnuts can be eaten straight from the tin or stir-fried.· Chinese peanut oils are perfect for stir-frying.
to cook food in an oven, for example bread, cakes, or potatoes: · My grandmother baked her own bread.· Bake at 190C for 20-25 minutes.· Bake the soufflés for 12 minutes.· Place on a baking sheet and bake in a very low oven until crisp.
to cook meat or vegetables in an oven or over a fire: · Roast the chicken for three hours in a hot oven.· the smell of roasting meat
to cook food by putting it directly underneath a flame or a heated electric object: · Grill the steak for about five minutes on each side.· Brush the kebabs lightly with oil and broil them.· Broil until cheese melts and edges of bread are crusty.
to cook food in steam: · Steam the courgettes for 3-4 minutes.· The broccoli, peppers and squash should be steamed.
to be the most basic meaning of a statement you say basically or essentially as a way of introducing the general meaning of a longer or more complicated statement: · I won't read it all to you, but basically they want us to leave the house.· Basically, the author is in favour of disarmament but with a few reservations.· This is essentially the same argument that Arnold used in "Culture and Anarchy".
if a long statement, argument, discussion etc boils down to or comes down to a simple fact, that is its simplest and most important meaning: · The argument boiled down to him saying I did and me saying I didn't.· That's what it boils down to then: he's not prepared to help us.· They make a variety of points, but what their complaints come down to is, no one seems to care.
if a statement amounts to something, that is what it means or that is the effect it has, especially if this is something that the person making the statement was deliberately trying to avoid: · The fact that he said he was sorry after the accident amounts to a confession of guilt.· Their request for better working conditions amounted to a criticism of the management.
you say in other words when you are going to make clear the meaning of something you have just said, using simpler words: · He prides himself on his powers of persuasion -- or, in other words, his salesmanship.· The books and materials are kept on closed access, in other words available only to the library staff.
you say that someone said something to that effect , when you are giving the general meaning of what they said, even if you do not use the same words: · I thought he was wrong and I said something to that effect at dinner.words to that effect: · James said he was unhappy in his work or words to that effect.
WORD SETSbin, nounbin liner, nounboil, verbborax, nounBrillo pad, nounbroom, nounbroomstick, nouncarpet sweeper, nounchar, verbchar, nouncharlady, nouncharwoman, nounchimney sweep, nouncleaner, nouncleanser, nounclothes basket, nounclothesline, nounclothes peg, nounconditioner, noundeodorize, verbdescale, verbdisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundry-clean, verbdust, verbduster, noundustpan, nounfabric softener, nounfeather duster, nounflush, verbFrench polish, nounfumigate, verbhamper, nounHoover, nounhoover, verbhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectivekitchen roll, nounlaundry basket, nounlimescale, nounline, nounload, nounmangle, nounmop, nounmop, verbpolish, nounrag, nounrinse, verbrinse, nounsanitary, adjectivesanitation, nounscour, verbscourer, nounscrub, verbscrub, nounscrubbing brush, nounshampoo, nounsoak, verbsoak, nounsoapflakes, nounsoap powder, nounsoapsuds, nounsoapy, adjectivesoda, nounsoftener, nounspin, verbspin-dryer, nounsqueegee, nounstarch, verbsuds, nounswab, verbsweep, verbsweep, nounsweeper, nounsweepings, nounswill, verbswill, nountea cloth, nountea towel, nountide-mark, nounturpentine, nounturps, nounvacuum, nounvacuum, verbvacuum cleaner, nounwash, nounwashable, adjectivewashboard, nounwashcloth, nounwashday, nounwasher, nounwasher-dryer, nounwashing, nounwashing line, nounwashing machine, nounwashing powder, nounwashing soda, nounwashing-up, nounwashing-up liquid, nounwashtub, nounwhisk broom, nounwindow cleaner, nounwipe, verbwire wool, nounwring, verbwringer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
She fried the chicken and put the vegetables on to boil. The saucepan boiled dry on the stove.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point. Serve with plain boiled rice. a packet of boiled sweets (=hard sweets that taste of fruit)COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
She fried the chicken and put the vegetables on to boil. The saucepan boiled dry on the stove. Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point. (=used about liquid that is extremely hot) The coffee was scalding hot.
The coffee was scalding hot.· Serve with plain boiled potatoes.
Serve with plain boiled rice. a packet of boiled sweets (=hard sweets that taste of fruit)· This might connect with experiences of seeing liquids boiling away on a cooker.· Primitive sensations skittered here and there, triggering twinges of irritation that carelessly boiled away.· At constant pressure, the boiling point remains constant until all the liquid has boiled away.· Check every 20 minutes or so that the water has not boiled away and, if so, replenish with boiling water.· It was bubbling and boiling away like mad inside your head.· Large generators can overcharge batteries, ultimately destroying them as the electrolyte boils away and the plates heat up and buckle.
· Honestly, it does all just boil down to the need to learn something.· To Smolan, the decision to leave so late in the game boiled down to quality.· The issues boil down to money and prestige.· The explanation for varied appreciation rates may boil down to something as intangible as popularity.· But genuine co-operation between colonies seems always to boil down to pure parasitism.· But by any measure, the Republican presidential campaign right now boils down to Dole and Forbes.· It's going to boil down to keeping your pecker up, looking on the best side of things.· It boils down to whether we want to pursue the truth or chase after unfounded beliefs that make us feel special.
· In a nuclear engine they are simply the propellant gas boiled off stored liquid.· The boiling off of liquids, he noted, leaves an intensely, sometimes unpleasantly bitter residue.· Serious answer: Condense the soup by boiling off half its water content.· Orographic clouds promising rain formed over the Rockies, were boiled off in midair, and disappeared.· He began to feel out of his depth, as if the chair beneath him were being lowered into a pool of boiling off.
· I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over.· But tensions continue to boil over.· This year, tensions boiled over threatening to bring the country's economy to its knees.· She is always on the ragged edge, always boiling over about something.· But the game really boiled over with Gorman's dismissal on 18 minutes.· If you don't hear the milk boiling over, you won't dash to the rescue in the nick of time.· Bring your arousal level to simmering point and stay there without boiling over by continuing to breathe deeply and reducing stimulation slightly.· The quarrel boiled over by the time they reached the shop section of the nearby Roundacre garage.
· Even then, trouble will eventually boil up.· One afternoon that spring the weather became inordinately hot, boiling up to midsummer levels.· Then you can boil up the carcass for a turkey soup or stock.· Little problems, to do with timetabling or prescribed reading or marking, can boil up into major issues.· But among some of the men, bitterness boiled up.· After that, the fury that boiled up inside him was more than he could take.· Instantly, the sea boiled up.
NOUN· This got Jim's blood boiling and, driving like a tiger, he dominated from the start.· The Assiniboin made a dish of buffalo blood boiled with brains, rosebuds, and hide scrapings.· Peter's blood boiled at her betrayal.· But my blood boiled at one scene.· It was an infuriating trait, and it made her blood boil every time he came near.
· Devil eggs Hard boil a dozen eggs and cut them in half lengthways.· Well, I love boiled eggs every day.· I could barely boil an egg.· In that case, the golden yolks of our boiled eggs were truly golden and so are we now.· It's like boiling an egg, easy.· That means at least longer than it takes to boil an egg.· Strain off the liquid and use instead of water to boil the eggs for 10 minutes.
· I had the kettle boiled in readiness.· Cook the pasta in a large kettle of boiling salted water for 4 minutes.· While waiting for the kettle to boil, she stood at the window watching the rain.· Nor would he wait for the kettle to boil for tea.· He lit a Gauloise and together they waited for the kettle to boil.· Two hours later, he put the kettle on to boil.· There was a copper kettle boiling on one hob and a china teapot on the other and the stove shone clean.· With no kettles to boil, basins to fill or clean towels to fetch, true participation is required.
· Hops are added and the mixture is boiled.· As soon as the mixture starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture and stir until the sauce is thickened.· When mixture boils, it will throw sugar on to sides of pan.· Cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens slightly.· Cook and stir just until thickened and mixture begins to boil.· Mix 1 cups cornmeal with 1 cup cold water and add mixture slowly to the boiling water, stirring constantly.
· When a natural scientist proposes to test the boiling point of water, there are few, if any semantic problems involved.· Some is based on observations from real spills; some is projected theoretically from the viscosities and boiling points of petroleum products.· His indignation frequently boiled over to a point where he thought and demanded that a libel writ should be issued.· That leaves ethanol molecules free to escape at temperatures lower than the boiling point of water.· Setting aside the polemical aspects of his argument, Honderich's thesis boils down to three points.· Tensions in the neighborhood reached a boiling point.· The colligative properties are boiling point, freezing point, osmotic pressure, and vapor pressure.· In fact, they all have different boiling points.
· By 10am, the potatoes have been boiled and roasted and stored in insulated containers.· Choose equal quantities of three varieties of potatoes and boil them.· In the meantime, cook the potatoes in boiling salted water.
· I see Batti, he is coming back from boiling pots of rice for the kids.· We boil the rice and eat it cold with milk for supper.· In the meantime, boil the rice according to the instructions.
· Now that the bucket was free, I got some water boiled and began to have a shave.· Put the peel in a large pot of water and boil it until the peel becomes tender.· When he returned more water was boiled with leaves brought by a second neighbour summoned from her home in the upper forest.· She was waiting for the water to boil.· She lit the gas and filled the kettle, then warmed her hands over the lid while the water boiled.· The water was boiling and she began to make the coffee.· This is the principle of steam distillation. Water boils at 100°C at one atmosphere pressure.· He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.
VERB· I stayed in a flea-ridden inn whilst outside the sea began to seethe and boil under a sudden black storm.· It was the wickedness that soaks into your blood and slowly heats up and begins to boil.· As the kettle began to boil, she realised that the mugs she needed were stowed beneath the sink.· Cook and stir just until thickened and mixture begins to boil.· As the water began to boil he tipped the dumplings into the bowl and stirred them gently before leaving them to cook.· The kettle began to boil, its ill-fitting lid jerking under the pressure of the steam inside.· First, dark clouds begin to boil in the sky, and lightning starts to crackle and fizz.
· Add the stock, bring to boil and simmer for b5-20 minutes.· Add peanuts, sugar and salt. Bring to boil.· Heat the single cream and chocolate in a small pan until melted and then bring tot he boil.· Stir into liquid remaining in wok. Bring to boil and cook and stir until slightly thickened.· Add salt. Bring to boil. 3 Remove peas from refrigerator.· Add oxtails and bring to boil.· When reduced, add cream, bring to boil.
· The broccoli that no one in the South had learned to cook, only to boil?· In the meantime, cook the pasta in boiling salted water.· The stone crab is cooked by boiling.
· Tensions in the neighborhood reached a boiling point.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► boil something ↔ down► boil something ↔ upPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► hard-boiled film/thriller/fiction etc► boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc
- In the end, the case will boil down to whether the jury believes Smith or not.
- But by any measure, the Republican presidential campaign right now boils down to Dole and Forbes.
- Honestly, it does all just boil down to the need to learn something.
- It boils down to whether you think the extra features and quality are worth the extra money.
- Love boils down to pheromones, it says.
- Tackling these more stubborn obstacles will boil down to better schools and plain old dollars and cents.
- The Grid boils down to only five behaviour patterns - the four extremes and the middle one.
- The real problem boils down to identifying the nature of the problem itself.
- To Smolan, the decision to leave so late in the game boiled down to quality.
- Because I like you, Breeze, and it makes my blood boil to think of you slaving away as you do.
- It's a subject that makes my blood boil and disappointments have left me a blister short of swearing.
- It was an infuriating trait, and it made her blood boil every time he came near.
- Thinking about it now made my blood boil.
- You know, when I think about it, it still makes my blood boil.
WORD FAMILYnounboilboileradjectiveboilingverbboil
1[intransitive, transitive] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gasboil at The solution boiled at 57.4°C. Put the spaghetti into plenty of boiling salted water. We were advised to boil the water before drinking it.2[intransitive, transitive] to cook something in boiling water: a boiled egg Boil the rice for 15 minutes. She fried the chicken and put the vegetables on to boil.► see thesaurus at cook3[intransitive, transitive] if something containing liquid boils, the liquid inside it is boiling: The kettle’s boiling – shall I turn it off? The saucepan boiled dry on the stove.4[transitive] to wash something, using boiling water: I always boil the cotton sheets.5[intransitive] if you are boiling with anger, you are extremely angryboil with Lewis was boiling with rage and misery. → boiling point(2), → make somebody’s blood boil at blood1(4)GRAMMARBoil belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · I’m boiling the potatoes. In this sentence, ‘the potatoes’ is the object of boil.• You can also say: · The potatoes are boiling. In this sentence, ‘the potatoes’ is the subject of boil.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSboil away phrasal verb if a liquid boils away, it disappears because it has been heated too much: The soup’s almost boiled away.boil down phrasal verb1boil down to something informal if a long statement, argument etc boils down to a single statement, that statement is the main point or cause: It boils down to a question of priorities.2boil something ↔ down to make a list or piece of writing shorter by not including anything that is not necessary: You can boil this down so that there are just two main categories.3if a food or liquid boils down, or if you boil it down, it becomes less after it is cooked: Spinach tends to boil down a lot.boil something ↔ down glue made from boiling down old sheepskinsboil over phrasal verb1if a liquid boils over when it is heated, it rises and flows over the side of the container: The milk was boiling over on the stove behind her.2if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop being calm: All the bitterness of the last two years seemed to boil over.boil over into Anger eventually boils over into words that are later regretted.boil up phrasal verb1if a situation or emotion boils up, bad feelings grow until they reach a dangerous level: She could sense that trouble was boiling up at work. He could feel the anger boiling up inside him.2 boil something ↔ up to heat food or a liquid until it begins to boil: Boil the fruit up with sugar.boil1 verbboil2 noun
boilboil2 noun WORD ORIGINboil2
Origin:
1,3 1400-1500 ➔ BOIL12 Old English bylEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Add stock, bouquet garni, tomatoes, and browned rabbit and bring to a boil.
- Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and cook for 40 minutes. 3.
- Bring to the boil, stirring continuously, and boil for 2-3 minutes.
- Finally the water in the kettle comes to a boil.
- Gradually stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil, stirring.
- Heat the milk, cream and chocolate until melted then bring to the boil.
- Place the pan on the cooker and bring the contents gradually to the boil.
WORD SETS
abscess, nounache, verbache, nounacne, nounagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, nounague, noun-aholic, suffixAIDS, nounailment, nounairsick, adjectivealbino, nounalcoholic, nounalcoholism, nounallergic, adjectiveallergy, nounamnesia, nounamputee, nounanaemia, nounanaemic, adjectiveangina, nounanorexia, nounanorexic, adjectiveantacid, nounanthrax, nounantibody, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantigen, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounapoplectic, adjectiveapoplexy, nounappendicitis, nounarteriosclerosis, nounarthritis, nounaseptic, adjectiveaspirin, nounasthma, nounastigmatism, nounasymptomatic, adjectiveathlete's foot, nounatrophy, verbauto-immune disease, nounAyurvedic medicine, nounbaby blues, nounbacillus, nounbackache, nounbark, verbbattle fatigue, nounBCG, nounbedridden, adjectivebedsore, nounbed-wetting, nounbellyache, nounbenign, adjectiveberiberi, nounbespectacled, adjectivebetter, adjectivebilious, adjectivebinge, verbbiopsy, nounbirthmark, nounbite, verbbite, nounblack and blue, adjectiveBlack Death, the, black eye, nounblackout, nounbleed, verbbleeding, nounblind, verbblister, nounblister, verbblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood poisoning, nounbloodshot, adjectiveblood transfusion, nounbloody, adjectivebloody, verbblue baby, nounboil, nounbotulism, nounbrain damage, nounbreakdown, nounbronchitis, nounbruise, nounbruise, verbBSE, nounbubonic plague, nounbug, nounbulimia, nounbump, nounbunion, nounbuzz, verbcalloused, adjectivecallus, nouncancer, nouncandida, nouncanker, nouncarbuncle, nouncarcinogen, nouncarcinogenic, adjectivecarcinoma, nouncardiac, adjectivecardiovascular, adjectivecaries, nouncarpal tunnel syndrome, nouncarrier, nouncarry, verbcarsick, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncataract, nouncatarrh, nouncatatonic, adjectivecatching, adjectivecauliflower ear, nouncerebral palsy, nouncertify, verbcervical smear, nounchapped, adjectivecharley horse, nounchemotherapy, nounchesty, adjectivechicken pox, nounchilblains, nounChinese medicine, nouncholera, nounchronic, adjectivecirrhosis, nounCJD, nouncleanse, verbcleft palate, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclub foot, nouncold, nouncold sore, nouncolic, nouncolitis, nouncollapse, verbcolour-blind, adjectivecoma, nouncommon cold, nouncommon denominator, nouncommunicate, verbcomplaint, nouncomplicate, verbcomplication, nouncompound fracture, nounconcuss, verbconcussion, nouncondition, nouncongenital, adjectivecongested, adjectiveconjunctivitis, nounconstipation, nounconsumption, nounconsumptive, nouncontagion, nouncontagious, adjectivecontinent, adjectivecontract, verbcontusion, nounconvalesce, verbconvulsion, nouncorn, nouncortisone, nouncot death, nouncough, nounCPR, nouncrack-up, nouncramp, nounCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease, nouncrick, nouncrick, verbcripple, nouncripple, verbcross-eyed, adjectivecroup, nouncurable, adjectivecut, nouncyst, nouncystic fibrosis, nouncystitis, noundecompression sickness, noundeep vein thrombosis, noundeformity, noundegenerative, adjectivedehydrate, verbdelirious, adjectivedelirium, noundelusion, noundementia, noundengue fever, noundepression, noundermatitis, noundiabetes, noundiabetic, adjectivediabetic, noundiagnosis, noundialysis, noundiaper rash, noundiarrhoea, noundiphtheria, noundisability, noundisable, verbdisabled, adjectivedischarge, verbdisease, noundisgorge, verbdislocate, verbdisorder, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundistemper, noundistend, verbdizzy, adjectivedoddering, adjectivedoddery, adjectivedonate, verbdonor, noundouble vision, noundoughy, adjectivedown, adverbDown's syndrome, noundrawn, adjectivedressing, noundrinker, noundrunk, adjectivedrunk, noundrunken, adjectivedull, adjectivedumb, adjectiveDVT, noundysentery, noundyslexia, noundyspepsia, noundyspeptic, adjectiveearache, nouneating disorder, nounEbola, nounectopic pregnancy, nouneczema, nounemaciated, adjectiveemasculate, verbembolism, nounemphysema, nounencephalitis, nounendoscope, 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hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, nounpale, adjectivepallid, adjectivepallor, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpalsy, nounpandemic, nounparalyse, verbparalysed, adjectiveparalysis, nounparalytic, adjectiveparalytic, nounparanoia, nounparaplegia, nounparaplegic, nounparasitic, adjectiveParkinson's disease, nounparoxysm, nounpasty, adjectivepasty-faced, adjectivepathogen, nounpathological, adjectivepathology, nounpeaked, adjectivepeaky, adjectivepellagra, nounpeptic ulcer, nounperforated, adjectiveperiod pain, nounperitonitis, nounpernicious anaemia, nounpersecution complex, nounpestilence, nounpestilential, adjectivepetit mal, nounpharyngitis, nounphlebitis, nounphlegm, noun-phobic, suffixphysiotherapy, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepins and needles, nounplacebo, nounplague, nounplaque, nounplaster cast, nounpleurisy, nounPMS, nounPMT, nounpneumonia, nounpockmark, nounpockmarked, adjectivepoisoning, nounpolio, nounpolyp, nounpoor, adjectivepost-traumatic stress disorder, nounpremenstrual tension, nounprescribe, 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adjectivesymptom, nounsymptomatic, adjectivesyndrome, nounsyphilis, nounTB, nountear, verbtetanus, nountherapeutic, adjectivetherapy, nounthrombosis, nounthrush, nountic, nountight, adjectivetingle, verbtinnitus, nountipsy, adjectivetonsillitis, nountoothache, nountorment, nountourniquet, nountoxaemia, nountoxic shock syndrome, nountraction, nountransfusion, nountrauma, nountravel sickness, nountreatment, nountremor, nountuberculosis, nountumour, nountunnel vision, nountwinge, nountwitch, nountyphoid, nountyphus, nounulcer, nounulcerate, verbultrasound, noununderweight, adjectiveundressed, adjectiveunhealthy, adjectiveuntreated, adjectivevaccinate, verbvaccine, nounvaricose veins, nounVD, nounvenereal disease, nounverruca, nounvertigo, nounviral, adjectivevirology, nounvirulent, adjectivevomit, verbvomit, nounwart, nounweak, adjectiveweal, nounweep, verbwheeze, verbwheeze, nounwheezy, adjectivewhiplash, nounwhooping cough, nounwind, nounwithered, adjectivewound, nounwrench, verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Add the seasoning and bring the sauce to the boil. She waited for the water to come to the boil (=begin to boil).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point. Serve with plain boiled rice. a packet of boiled sweets (=hard sweets that taste of fruit)COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
Add the seasoning and bring the sauce to the boil. She waited for the water to come to the boil (=begin to boil). Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point. (=used about liquid that is extremely hot) The coffee was scalding hot.
The coffee was scalding hot.· Serve with plain boiled potatoes.
Serve with plain boiled rice. a packet of boiled sweets (=hard sweets that taste of fruit)· Stir in the vermouth. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.· Mix all remaining ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil.· Pour in the stock, bring to the boil and turn down the heat.· Add the beans and pasta. Bring to a boil again and cook 6-8 minutes, stirring.· Pour in water, then cover with a lid or foil and bring to the boil.· Add stock just to cover and bring to a boil.· Add all the remaining ingredients, bring to the boil and then simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.· Gradually stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil, stirring.
· While the kettle was coming to the boil I went to the toilet-In the same sentence?· Finally the water in the kettle comes to a boil.· Retail sales volumes are also expected to have come off the boil last month after rising strongly over the past quarter.· Slowly stir in buttermilk and cook until mixture almost comes to a boil.· Return to pan and stir over a low heat until it thickens and just comes to the boil.· Stir in reserved shallots, potatoes and their liquid, and minced thyme; heat until soup comes almost to a boil.· But it was the 38 year old veteran, Jimmy Connors, who made the blood come to the boil.· The teakettle came to a boil and I turned the gas off.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the boilPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► hard-boiled film/thriller/fiction etc► boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc
- Even extortion has gone off the boil.
- I knew as soon as I wrote it down I'd go off the boil.
- Now it appears to have gone off the boil.
- The second series really went off the boil because there was much more emphasis on the woman lawyer.
- We're letting the kettle go off the boil.
- Because I like you, Breeze, and it makes my blood boil to think of you slaving away as you do.
- It's a subject that makes my blood boil and disappointments have left me a blister short of swearing.
- It was an infuriating trait, and it made her blood boil every time he came near.
- Thinking about it now made my blood boil.
- You know, when I think about it, it still makes my blood boil.
WORD FAMILYnounboilboileradjectiveboilingverbboil
1the boil British English, a boil American English the act or state of boiling: Add the seasoning and bring the sauce to the boil. She waited for the water to come to the boil (=begin to boil).2[countable] a painful infected swelling under someone’s skin: The boy’s body is covered in boils.3go off the boil British English to become less good at something that you are usually very good at: He’s gone off the boil after a tournament win in Dubai.