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| NOUN | 1 | boil, furuncle | A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus |
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| 2 | boil, boiling point | The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level | |
| VERB | 1 | boil | Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor |
| 2 | boil | Cook in boiling liquid | |
| 3 | boil | Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point | |
| 4 | boil, churn, moil, roil | Be agitated | |
| 5 | boil, seethe | Be in an agitated emotional state |
| Sounds | boy'l |
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| Rhymes | airfoil, Boyle, broil, and 18 more rhymes in oyl... |
| Meaning | A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus. |
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| Synonyms | furuncle |
| Broader | staphylococcal infection |
| Narrower | gumboil |
| Meaning | The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level. |
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| Examples | "the brought to water to a boil" |
| Synonyms | boiling point |
| Broader | temperature |
| Verbs | boil; boil; boil |
| Meaning | Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The water boils |
| Examples | "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" |
| Contrary | freeze |
| Caused by | boil |
| Broader | change state, turn |
| Narrower | boil over, overboil |
| Nouns | boil; boiler |
| Meaning | Cook in boiling liquid. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something |
| Model | The chefs boil the vegetables |
| Examples | "boil potatoes" |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation |
| Broader | cook |
| Narrower | overboil; simmer |
| Nouns | boiler; boil |
| Meaning | Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They boil the water |
| Examples | "boil this liquid until it evaporates" |
| Cause to | boil |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Narrower | decoct |
| Nouns | boil; boiler |
| Meaning | Be agitated. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Model | The water boils |
| Synonyms | churn, moil, roil |
| Broader | move |
| Narrower | seethe, roll |
| Meaning | Be in an agitated emotional state. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | Sam and Sue boil over the results of the experiment |
| Synonyms | seethe |
| Broader | be |
| Narrower | bubble over, overflow, spill over; ferment; sizzle |
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