boil

  • 31boil — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (of a liquid) start to bubble up and turn into vapour; reach a temperature at which this happens. b (of a vessel) contain boiling liquid (the kettle is boiling). 2 a tr. bring (a liquid or vessel) to a temperature at which …

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  • 32boil — {{11}}boil (n.) hard tumor, altered from M.E. bile (Kentish bele), perhaps by association with the verb; from O.E. byl, byle boil, carbuncle, from W.Gmc. *buljon swelling (Cf. O.Fris. bele, O.H.G. bulia, Ger. Beule). Perhaps ultimately from PIE… …

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  • 33boil up — phrasal verb Word forms boil up : present tense I/you/we/they boil up he/she/it boils up present participle boiling up past tense boiled up past participle boiled up 1) [intransitive] if a situation or feeling boils up, people start to feel angry …

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  • 34Boil-up — The Bile Up (or Boil Up) is consider the cultural dish of the Kriols of Belize. It is combination Boiled Eggs, Fish and/or Pig tail, with number of ground foods such as Cassava, Green Plantains, Yams, Sweet Potatoes, and Tomato Sauce. In New… …

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  • 35boil — 1. noun /bɔɪl/ a) A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil. b) The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour …

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  • 36Boil — A skin abscess, a collection of pus localized deep in the skin. A boil usually starts as a reddened, tender area and in time becomes firm and hard. Eventually, the center of the abscess softens and becomes filled with white blood cells that the… …

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  • 37Boïl — (Del lat. bovile.) ► sustantivo masculino GANADERÍA Boyera, corral de bueyes. * * * boíl (del sup. lat. «boīle», por «bovile») m. Boyera. * * * boíl. (Del lat. *boīle, por bovile). m. boyera. * * * Boïl, Bernat …

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  • 38boil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sore, suppuration. See convexity. v. bubble, seethe; scald; cook; fume, rage. See disease, heat, violence, agitation, excitability, food. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To subject to or continue boiling] …

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  • 39boil — See: MAKE ONE S BLOOD BOIL or MAKE THE BLOOD BOIL …

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  • 40boil — See: MAKE ONE S BLOOD BOIL or MAKE THE BLOOD BOIL …

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