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boil1 /boil/ intransitive verb- To pass rapidly from liquid into vapour with violent and copious production of bubbles
- To reach boiling point
- (of a vessel) to contain boiling liquid
- To bubble up as if from the action of heat
- To be heated in boiling liquid
- To be hot
- To be very excited or angry
transitive verb- To heat to a boiling state
- To cook, dress, clean or otherwise treat by boiling
noun- The act or condition of boiling
- A swirling disturbance made at the surface of the water by a fish coming to the fly
ORIGIN: OFr boillir, from L bullīre, from bulla a bubble boilˈer noun - A person who boils
- That in which anything is boiled
- A vessel in which steam is generated
- A vessel in which water is heated for circulation
- A (usu old) fowl, best cooked by boiling
boilˈery noun A place for boiling, esp for obtaining salt boilˈing noun - The act of causing to boil
- The condition of being boiled or at boiling point
- A quantity boiled at once
- A boiled sweet (Scot)
- A collection, set (informal)
adjective- At boiling point
- Very hot
- Bubbling
- Extremely angry
boiled shirt noun A dress shirt boiled sweet noun A sweet of boiled sugar, flavouring, and often colouring boilˈermaker noun - An industrial metalworker
- A drink consisting of whisky with a beer chaser (N Am sl)
boilˈerplate noun - Steel plate suitable for making boilers
- Cliche-ridden writing (N American)
- (items of) standard formulaic text
adjective Formulaic or stereotypical boiler room noun - A room in a building or ship that houses a boiler
- A site of strenuous and important effort (figurative)
- An operation involving the fraudulent sale by a broker to investors of shares that are overpriced or worthless (stock exchange)
boiler suit noun A one-piece overall with trousers, and usu long sleeves boiling point noun - The temperature at which a liquid, esp water, boils, esp at atmospheric pressure
- The point of emotion, esp anger, where control is lost
boiling-water reactor noun A light-water reactor in which steam drives the turbines directly (see also light-water reactor under light2, pressurized water reactor under pressure) boilˈover noun (Aust inf) A surprising result, esp in a sporting event boil away To evaporate (completely) by boiling boil down - To reduce in bulk by boiling
- To extract the substance of (lit and figurative)
boil down to (figurative) To mean, to signify when reduced to essentials boil off To remove (impurities, etc) by boiling boil over - To bubble over the sides of the containing vessel
- To break out into unrestrained indignation
come to the boil - To reach boiling point
- To reach a critical state
go off the boil - To stop boiling, fall below boiling point
- To subside from an active or critical state
on the boil - Boiling
- Active
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