boil in English

noun

1

the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapor.

stir in cream and bring to a boil

synonyms: boiling point, rolling boil

2

an outdoor meal at which seafood is boiled.

everything for a traditional Louisiana seafood boil can be carried down to the beach

3

an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, typically caused by the infection of a hair follicle.

You can use them to treat sores, bruises, cuts, boils and inflammatory skin conditions.

synonyms: swelling, spot, pimple, blister, pustule, eruption, carbuncle, wen, abscess, ulcer, furuncle

verb

1

(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.

we tried to get people to boil their drinking water

synonyms: simmer, bubble, stew

2

subject (something) to the heat of boiling liquid, in particular.

3

(of the sea or clouds) be turbulent and stormy.

a huge cliff with the black sea boiling below

synonyms: churn, seethe, froth, foam, roil

noun

boiling point, rolling boil
swelling, spot, pimple, blister, pustule, eruption, carbuncle, wen, abscess, ulcer, furuncle
boiling point
furuncle

verb

bring to a boil, simmer, churn, moil, seethe
bring to a boil, simmer, parboil, poach, cook
simmer, bubble, stew
churn, seethe, froth, foam, roil
moil, churn, roil
seethe

Use "boil" in a sentence

1. Related terms for 'Coarsen': anneal, atomise, atomize, bake, boil, boil away, boil over, boil up, break down, bring something to the boil, bubble

2. Don't boil the ocean.

3. Just put the eggs in a pot, bring water to a Boil and Boil …

4. The Definition of a Boil A Boil is caused by a bacterial skin infection

5. " Boil the tagliatelles in a... "

6. It makes my blood boil.

7. That makes George's blood boil.

8. Bring the milk to boil.

9. Boil the Chitterlings for 5 minutes

10. Whitish, bloody discharge from the Boil

11. Old Animosities boil into public view

12. The soup is at the boil.

13. The water is beginning to boil.

14. Boil water for 3 minutes.

15. If you said to the pot, "Boil, little pot, boil," it would fill up with sweet porridge.

16. The water took ages to boil.

17. But tensions continue to boil over.

18. Crustacean Boil N' Grill, Henrico, VA

19. Apickaback Boil without stirring up hatred

20. I always boil the cotton sheets.

21. Boil the rice for 20 minutes.

22. Don't let the milk boil over.

23. Please boil down these document for me.

24. Even extortion has gone off the boil.

25. Spinach tends to boil down a lot.

26. Even then, trouble will eventually boil up.

27. Watch that the milk doesn't boil over.

28. The situation was about to boil over.

29. She put some potatoes on to boil.

30. I'll put the kettle on to boil.

31. His rudeness made her boil with anger.

32. If you don't boil long enough, the Cookies …

33. Boil: a small, inflamed swelling of the skin.

34. In the morning, boil the Bagels as directed

35. Beef tastes better when you boil it gently.

36. Bring gravy to a full boil before serving.

37. The boil has come to a head.

38. Such maltreatment of children made one's blood boil.

39. The issues boil down to money and prestige.

40. At third boil, the water seethes and spurts

41. I felt my anger boil up inside me.

42. Above all, put almond in boiler to boil, it is OK to boil almond skin till the denude of small suggestion comes.

43. Stir in Bucatini and return to a boil

44. The doctor lanced the boil on his hand.

45. The Greek word for “zeal” means “to boil.”

46. Boil the potatoes and then mash them up.

47. These facts boil down to very little significance.

48. The unrest could boil over into civil war.

49. Bring the Chitterlings to a boil over high heat

50. May I trouble you for water to boil rice?