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| boil1 |
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. [3 definitions] |
| boil2 |
a swollen, painful sore that is filled with pus. A boil is an infection caused by bacteria. |
| boiling point |
the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil. [1/2 definitions] |
| boil over |
to boil until the liquid flows out of a container. |
| cook |
When you cook food, you make it ready to eat by making it hot. When you boil an egg, fry a chicken, or bake a potato, you are cooking food. [1/4 definitions] |
| kettle |
A metal pot used to boil water for hot drinks is called a kettle. Sometimes it is also called a tea kettle. This kind of kettle has a spout, or opening, to pour the water through. As the water begins to boil in a kettle, steam comes through the spout and usually makes a whistling sound. When you hear the whistle, you know the water is boiling and ready to pour. [1/2 definitions] |
| participle |
A participle is a certain form of a verb. Words like "broken," "fallen," and "begun" are participles, and so are "breaking," "falling," and "beginning." The first set of participles can be used in sentences with the verb "have," as in "The water has begun to boil." The second set of participles can be used with a form of the verb "be," as in "The play is beginning." The first set of participles are called "past participles," and the second set are called "present participles." Sometimes these types of words can also be used alone as adjectives, for example, when we say "the broken lamp" or the "falling snow." Past participles are also used in sentences like "The leaves were blown away by the wind," "The money was hidden under a rock," and "The songs were sung too fast." |
| seethe |
to boil or bubble. [1/2 definitions] |
| steam |
When you boil water, you create steam. Steam is water in the form of a gas. You can't actually see steam. It is invisible, but it is a powerful gas that actually has the force to make things move. Engines using the power of steam can make a ship travel across an ocean or a train travel across a continent. When steam cools in the air, it forms tiny drops that you can see. We also call this "steam," but the meaning is a little different. [1/5 definitions] |
| stew |
When you stew something, you boil it slowly in a closed pot. [1/3 definitions] |
| tea |
Tea is what we call the dried leaves of a tea plant. Tea plants are bushy plants with white flowers that grow mainly in Asia. People boil the dried leaves of the tea plant to make a drink that is also called "tea." [1/2 definitions] |
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