Definition of boil Boil
/bɔjˈl/ - [boyl] - boil
We found 36 definitions of boil from 7 different sources.
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What does boil mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: boils |
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| boil - a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus | ||
| furuncle | ||
| staphylococcal infection an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation | ||
| boil - the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil" | ||
| boiling point | ||
| temperature the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) | ||
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| boil - immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool" | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| overboil boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled" | ||
| simmer boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water" | ||
| boil - bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates" | ||
| boil immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| decoct steep in hot water | ||
| boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" | ||
| seethe | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| bubble over, overflow, spill over overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" | ||
| ferment cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" | ||
| sizzle burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan" | ||
| boil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" | ||
| churn, moil, roil | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| seethe, roll boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- boil (Noun)
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. - boil (Noun)
The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour. - boil (Noun)
A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood. - boil (Noun)
The collective noun for a group of hawks. - boil (Verb)
To heat a liquid to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. - boil (Verb)
To cook in boiling water. - boil (Verb)
Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas, seethe. - boil (Verb)
Said of weather being uncomfortably hot. - boil (Verb)
To feel uncomfortably hot. See also seethe.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- boil (v.)
To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point; to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils. - boil (v.)
To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves. - boil (v.)
To pass from a liquid to an aeriform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away. - boil (v.)
To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid; as, his blood boils with anger. - boil (v.)
To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes are boiling. - boil (v. t.)
To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water. - boil (v. t.)
To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt. - boil (v. t.)
To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes. - boil (v. t.)
To steep or soak in warm water. - boil (n.)
Act or state of boiling. - boil (n.)
A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To cook briefly by boiling. -
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To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. -
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To be at a temperature (as a liquid) where it moves into the gaseous phase. -
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A painful, local inflammation of the skin, caused by infection of a hair follicle. Usually, a hard core and pus are present. -
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To be agitated. -
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To prepare by submerging in a liquid (usually water) at 100 degrees Celsius or more.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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boil
boil, v.i. to bubble up from the action of heat: to be hot: to be excited or agitated.—v.t. to heat to a boiling state: to cook or dress by boiling.—ns. Boil′er, one who boils: that in which anything is boiled: a vessel in which steam, usually for a steam-engine, is generated: a vessel for heating water for baths, &c.; Boil′ing, the bubbling up of any liquid by the application of heat: the act of dressing food by boiling water.—adj. bubbling: swelling with heat or passion.—n. Boil′ing-point, the temperature at which liquids begin to boil under heat.—To boil down, to reduce in bulk by boiling, to extract the substance of, to epitomise; To boil over, to bubble over the sides of the containing vessel, to break out into unrestrained indignation. [O. Fr. boillir—L. bullīre—bulla, a bubble.] -
boil
boil, n. an inflamed swelling or tumour. [A.S. býl; Ger. beule.]
Wikipedia 
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To boil water is to make it hot so that it begins to make bubbles and turns into steam. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit). At high altitudes in the mountains, water boils at a lower temperature, because of the lower atmospheric pressure in high places.
To boil food is to cook it in boiling water.
The word "boil" also has a different meaning. A boil can also be an infection of the skin. A boil of the skin is a red place on the skin that is very painful. The person also may have a fever. The infection is caused by the bacteria "Staphylococcus aureus".
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