boil

About 4.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
2. noun The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

   Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.

3. noun An instance of boiling.

   Surface water will do, but give it a good boil before drinking it.

4. noun A dish of boiled food, especially seafood.

   a down-home boil with plenty of crab

5. noun A social event at which people gather to boil and eat food, especially seafood.

   a down-home boil at the town hall

6. noun A group of hawks.
7. noun A bubbling.
8. verb To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

   Boil some water in a pan.

Similar words

furuncle seethe boiling point churn roil moil abscess fever root scald

Often followed by

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Word family

boilable boiled boiling boils