[ UK /bˈɔ‍ɪl/ ]
[ US /ˈbɔɪɫ/ ]
VERB
  1. be in an agitated emotional state
    The customer was seething with anger
  2. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
    Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
  3. be agitated
    the sea was churning in the storm
  4. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
    boil this liquid until it evaporates
  5. immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
    boil wool
    boil potatoes
NOUN
  1. a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
  2. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
    they brought the water to a boil
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How To Use boil In A Sentence

  • In 1850 Joy and Edward Wilson patented twin boilers working in parallel within the same casing.
  • FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming: Gujarati Dal (Healthy Lentil Soup)
  • You can boil some brown rice and leave to cool for tomorrow. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
  • I do not of course mean, Heaven forbid! that people should try to converse seriously; that results in the worst kind of dreariness, in feeling, as Stevenson said, that one has the brain of a sheep and the eyes of a boiled codfish. From a College Window
  • This is a case of simmering rage and resentment at the stick from outsiders, which will come nicely to the boil at 8pm tonight. The Sun
  • Investigations indicated the fire started from a temporary storehouse at the building's rear adjacent to a boiler room.
  • Cook the tagliatelle in boiling salted water until al dente.
  • Creamy onion sauce slathered over lightly boiled eggs.
  • Conventional boilers heat up a store of water using a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard and a header tank somewhere high - usually the loft.
  • The smoothly boiled porridge, with its accompaniment of thick yellow cream; the new-laid eggs; the grilled trout, fresh from the stream; the freshly baked "baps" and "scones," the crisp rolls of oatcake; and last, but not least, the delectable, home-made marmalade, which is as much a part of the meal as the coffee itself. Big Game A Story for Girls
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