boil
noun
1. a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
Similar word(s): furuncle
Definition categories: state
2. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
- they brought the water to a boil
Definition categories: attribute, temperature
Sentences with boil as a noun:
- Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.
verb
1. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
Definition categories: change, turn
2. immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
- boil potatoes
- boil wool
Definition categories: change
3. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
- boil this liquid until it evaporates
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
4. be agitated
Similar word(s): churn, moil, roil
Definition categories: motion, move
5. be in an agitated emotional state
Similar word(s): seethe
Definition categories: emotion, be
Sentences with boil as a verb:
- Boil some water in a pan.
- Boil the eggs for two minutes.
- Is the rice boiling yet?
- Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- It’s boiling outside!
- I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
- to boil sugar or salt
- the boiling waves of the sea
- His blood boils with anger.