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hard-boil

hard-boil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd boil]
    • /hɑrd bɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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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?

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