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Verb: boil boyl- Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapour
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" - Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
"boil potatoes"; "boil wool" - Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
"boil this liquid until it evaporates" - Be agitated
- churn, moil [N. Amer], roil - Be in an agitated emotional state
- seethe
Noun: boil boyl- A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
- furuncle - The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
"they brought the water to a boil"
- boiling point
Derived forms: boils, boiling, boiled See also: boiler Type of: alter, be, change, change state, modify, move, staphylococcal infection, temperature, turn Antonym: freeze Encyclopedia: Boil |