boil

(noun, verb)

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.