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boil
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- pronunciation:
- boIl
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
boils, boiling, boiled |
| definition 1: |
When water in a pot gets very hot and bubbles start to come up from the bottom, we say the water is boiling. When water boils, it changes from a liquid to a gas. If you boil water for a long time, the liquid will disappear because it will change into a gas and go into the air.
All the liquid in the pan had boiled, and now the vegetables were burning.- similar words:
- steam
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| definition 2: |
When you boil water or other liquid, you make it hotter and hotter until bubbles start to appear in it.
Caitlyn is boiling some water to make tea.
- similar words:
- cook
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| definition 3: |
When you boil something to eat, you cook it in boiling water or other liquid.
The cook is going to boil some potatoes to go with the ham.- synonyms:
- poach
- similar words:
- cook, steam, stew
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| related words: |
bubble, rage |
| derivations: |
boilable (adj.), boiling (adj.) |
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