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| 1. | [ verb ] come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor | |
| Examples: | "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" |
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| Related terms: | freeze change_state boil_over boiling_point | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (food) cook in boiling liquid | |
| Examples: | "boil potatoes" |
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| Related terms: | cook simmer overboil cooking | |
| 3. | [ verb ] bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point, as of water and other liquids | |
| Examples: | "boil this liquid until it evaporates" |
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| Related terms: | change decoct | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (medicine) a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core | |
| Synonyms: | furuncle | |
| Related terms: | staphylococcal_infection gumboil | |
| 5. | [ verb ] be in an agitated emotional state | |
| Synonyms: | seethe | |
| Examples: | "The customer was seething with anger" |
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| Related terms: | be feel bubble_over ferment sizzle | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be agitated | |
| Synonyms: | moil roil churn | |
| Examples: | "the sea was churning in the storm" |
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| Related terms: | move seethe | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (chemistry) the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level | |
| Synonyms: | boiling_point | |
| Examples: | : "the brought to water to a boil" |
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| Related terms: | temperature | |
| Similar spelling: |
bowl bolo boll Bole bola Bohl Boyle bowel boule Boole Boley Bowley boulle Bouley Boulay Bohall |
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