Verb: boil boyl
- Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapour
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
- Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
"boil this liquid until it evaporates"
- Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
"boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
- Be agitated
"the sea was boiling in the storm";
- churn, moil [N. Amer], roil
- Feel intense but often unexpressed anger or agitation
"The customer was boiling with anger";
- seethe
- The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
"they brought the water to a boil";
- boiling point
- A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
"He developed a boil on his neck after shaving";
- furuncle
- The state, action or process of boiling
"Bring the water to a boil before adding the pasta"
Sounds like: Boyle
Derived forms: boiled, boiling, boils
Type of: alter, change, change state, experience, feel, modify, move, staphylococcal infection, temperature, turn
Antonym: freeze
Encyclopedia: Boil, Bulgaria