What does boil mean?
Definitions for boil
bɔɪlboil
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word boil.
Princeton's WordNet
boil, furunclenoun
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
boiling point, boilverb
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
"they brought the water to a boil"
boilverb
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
boilverb
immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
"boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
boilverb
bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
"boil this liquid until it evaporates"
churn, boil, moil, roilverb
be agitated
"the sea was churning in the storm"
seethe, boilverb
be in an agitated emotional state
"The customer was seething with anger"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Boilnoun
To Boilverb
To heat, by putting into boiling water; to seeth.
To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense cannot inform; but if you boil them in water, the new seeds will sprout sooner. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
In eggs boiled and roasted, into which the water entereth not at all, there is scarce any difference to be discerned. Francis Bacon.
To BOILverb
Etymology: bouiller, Fr. bullio, Lat.
He saw there boil the firy whirlpools. George Chapman, Odyssey.
Suppose the earth removed, and placed nearer to the sun, in the orbit of Mercury, there the whole ocean would boil with extremity of heat. Richard Bentley.
That strength with which my boiling youth was fraught,
When in the vale of Balasor I fought. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.Well I knew,
What perils youthful ardour would pursue,
That boiling blood would carry thee too far. John Dryden, Æn.Then headlong shoots beneath the dashing tide,
The trembling sins the boiling waves divide. John Gay.In the dubious point, where, with the pool,
Is mixt the trembling stream, or where it boils
Around the stone. James Thomson, Spring.Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.If you live in a rich family, roasting and boiling are below the dignity of your office, and which it becomes you to be ignorant of. Jonathan Swift, Directions to the Cook.
A few soft words and a kiss, and the good man melts; see how nature works and boils over in him. William Congreve, Old Batchel.
This hollow was a vast cauldron, filled with melted matter, which, as it boiled over in any part, ran down the sides of the mountain. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
Wikipedia
Boil
A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, which is an infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Boils which are expanded are basically pus-filled nodules. Individual boils clustered together are called carbuncles. Most human infections are caused by coagulase-positive S. aureus strains, notable for the bacteria's ability to produce coagulase, an enzyme that can clot blood. Almost any organ system can be infected by S. aureus.
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boil
Boil refers to the process where a liquid changes to a gas due to an increase in temperature, often reaching the liquid's boiling point. It can also refer to a painful, pus-filled bump on the skin caused by bacterial infection under the skin.
Webster Dictionary
Boil
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
to be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves
Boil
to pass from a liquid to an aeriform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away
Boil
to be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid; as, his blood boils with anger
Boil
to be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes are boiling
Boilverb
to heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water
Boilverb
to form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt
Boilverb
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
Boilverb
to steep or soak in warm water
Boilnoun
act or state of boiling
Boilnoun
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
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'boil' in Verbs Frequency: #993
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Anagrams for boil »
bilo
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of boil in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of boil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of boil in a Sentence
People are complaining about the rising costs of living, of having no money for spending, their patience will gradually run out. Sooner or later this pot will boil over.
As I have always warned, even when the pressure is restored, even when we're not under a boil water notice, it's not a matter of if these systems will fail, but when these systems will fail, there are many points of failure. We're talking about a set of accumulated challenges that have taken place over the better part of 30 years.
I really believe that the vote that voters make on Nov. 6 is going to boil down to if they vote for a Republican member of the House of Representatives, they're going to vote against impeachment, and if they vote for a Democratic member of the House of Representatives or a challenger, they're voting for impeachment, this is all about impeachment. It always has been.
All of these charges boil down to one simple issue : that Paul Manafort lied, paul Manafort placed Paul Manafort and Paul Manafort money over the law.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi wants to boil this down to a personal argument, but this is so much bigger than Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, it's about the entire, stagnant, three-person leadership team and having a serious conversation about promoting leaders who reflect the future of our caucus.
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- kookAfrikaans
- خراج, ثؤلول, دُّمَّل, غلىArabic
- завирам, варя, цирей, точка на кипене, кипвам, кипяBulgarian
- bullirCatalan, Valencian
- boddaCorsican
- nežit, var, vařit, uvařit, beďar, vřít, uher, bod varuCzech
- Furunkel, kochen, sieden, EiterbeuleGerman
- βράζω, δοθιήνας, βρασμός, καλόγεροςGreek
- boligi, boli, abceso, boloEsperanto
- hervir, bullir, furúnculoSpanish
- keittää, paise, kiehuttaaFinnish
- bouillir, porter à l'ébullition, furoncle, faireFrench
- goil, neasgaidScottish Gaelic
- ferverGalician
- רתיחה, הרתיח, לוֹהֵטHebrew
- उबलनाHindi
- kelés, furunkulusHungarian
- եփելArmenian
- ebuliar, boliigar, boliarIdo
- far bollire, bollireItalian
- 煮る, はれもの, 沸かす, 沸騰させる, 沸く, おでき, ゆでるJapanese
- დუღილიGeorgian
- 뾰루지Korean
- کوڵاندنKurdish
- bulliō, ferveōLatin
- užvirti, užvirinti, virtiLithuanian
- virt, vārīt, vārīties, uzvārītLatvian
- kōhua, whēwhē, kōhue, tāpoa, pāeraMāori
- didihMalay
- mgħolliMaltese
- ဆူBurmese
- koken, puist, kook, stikken, aan de kook brengen, pukkel, kookpuntDutch
- yiłbéézhNavajo, Navaho
- estondejar, bolirOccitan
- wrzeć, wrzenie, gotować, zagotować, czyrakPolish
- ferver, abcesso, fervura, bubão, cisto, pústula, íngua, carbúnculo, evaporar, furúnculo, tumorPortuguese
- botta da marscha, coier, burschel, burschè, buglir, furunchel, furuncel, bignun, furuncul, biergna, purschi, bulgeirRomansh
- furuncul, buboi, abces, fierbeRomanian
- нарыв, кипение, кипяти́ть, запа́риться, чирей, кипе́ть, вари́ть, закипе́ть, закипа́ть, фурункул, вскипяти́ть, свари́тьсяRussian
- boddire, vudhire, bodhiri, budhire, bodhireSardinian
- belaSouthern Sotho
- koka, böld, varböldSwedish
- jipu, uvimbe, chemshaSwahili
- కురుపుTelugu
- kaynatmakTurkish
- kukön, kükön vatiVolapük
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