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BOIL

Definition:

1. [noun] a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
   Synonyms: furuncle
   
   
2. [noun] the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil"
   Synonyms: ing point
   
   
3. [verb] come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
   
   
4. [verb] cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"
   
   
5. [verb] bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
   
   
6. [verb] be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
   Synonyms: churn, moil, roil
   
   
7. [verb] be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
   Synonyms: seethe
   
   

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Related Words:

• boil over, overboil
• overboil
• simmer
• decoct
• seethe, roll
• bubble over, overflow, spill over
• ferment
• sizzle
• gumboil

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