Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrd boil]
- /hɑrd bɔɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hahrd boil]
- /hɑrd bɔɪl/
Definition of hard-boil word
- verb with object hard-boil to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of hard-boil
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hard-boil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hard-boil popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Top questions with hard-boil
- how to hard-boil eggs?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with h
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