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- [boil]
- /bɔɪl/
- /bɔɪl/
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- [boil]
- /bɔɪl/
Definitions of boil word
- verb boil When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. 3
- verb boil When you boil a kettle or pan, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils. 3
- verb boil When a kettle or pan is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point. 3
- verb boil When you boil food, or when it boils, it is cooked in boiling water. 3
- verb boil If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry. 3
- countable noun boil A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin, which contains a thick yellow liquid called pus. 3
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Origin of boil
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English boillen < Anglo-French, Old French boillir < Latin bullīre to bubble, effervesce, boil, verbal derivative of bulla bubble
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Parts of speech for Boil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boil popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
boil usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boil
noun boil
- blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
- abscess — An abscess is a painful swelling containing pus.
- carbuncle — A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin.
- tumor — a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- sore — suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
verb boil
- poach — to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
- stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
- bubble — Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid.
- steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- simmer — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
Antonyms for boil
verb boil
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
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