boil
11boil — [n] blister abscess, blain, blister, carbuncle, excrescence, furuncle, pimple, pustule, sore, tumor, ulcer; concept 309 boil [v1] heat to bubbling agitate, bubble, churn, coddle, cook, decoct, effervesce, evaporate, fizz, foam, froth, parboil,… …
12Boil — Boil, n. Act or state of boiling. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …
13boíl — (Del lat. *boīle, por bovile). m. boyera …
14boil|er|y — «BOY luhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. a place or establishment for boiling. 2. an apparatus for boiling …
15boil|er — «BOY luhr», noun. 1. a tank for making steam to heat buildings or drive engines. 2. a tank for heating and holding hot water. 3. a container for heating liquids …
16boil·er — /ˈboılɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a large container in which water is heated to produce steam in an engine see also ↑double boiler 2 chiefly Brit : ↑furnace b …
17boil — boil1 [ bɔıl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes so hot that there are BUBBLES in it and it starts to become a gas: When the water boils, add the rice. Boil some milk in a pan. put something… …
18boil — boil1 S3 [bɔıl] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla bubble ] 1.) [I and T] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gas boil at ▪ The solution boiled at 57.4°C. ▪… …
19boil — I UK [bɔɪl] / US verb Word forms boil : present tense I/you/we/they boil he/she/it boils present participle boiling past tense boiled past participle boiled * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes so hot …
20boil — I n. state of boiling 1) to bring to a boil (bring the milk to a boil) 2) to come to a boil (the water must first come to a boil) II v. 1) to boil gently; hard 2) (C) he boiled an egg for her; or: he boiled her an egg 3) (D; intr.) to boil with… …
