Definition of "boil"
- noun
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.
A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.
The collective noun for a group of hawks.
- verb
To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
To cook in boiling water.
Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
Said of weather being uncomfortably hot.
To feel uncomfortably hot.
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