boil

Nouns

  • (n) a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus furuncle,
  • (n) the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
    • they brought the water to a boil
    boiling point,

Verbs

  • (v) come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
    • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
  • (v) immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
    • boil potatoes
    • boil wool
  • (v) bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
    • boil this liquid until it evaporates
  • (v) be agitated
    • the sea was churning in the storm
    roil, churn, moil,
  • (v) be in an agitated emotional state
    • The customer was seething with anger
    seethe,

Synonyms

furuncle boiling point roil churn moil seethe

Antonyms

freeze

Words of close approximity

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