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boil 1 /boil/ boil boiling boiled boiled boils 1 /boil/ Etymology: [OFr boillir, from L bullīre, from bulla a bubble] intransitive verb to pass rapidly from liquid into vapour with violent and copious production of bubbles to reach boiling point (of a vessel) to contain boiling liquid to bubble up as if from the action of heat to be heated in boiling liquid to be hot to be very excited or angry boil boiling boiled boiled boils 1 /boil/ Etymology: [OFr boillir, from L bullīre, from bulla a bubble] transitive verb to heat to a boiling state to cook, dress, clean or otherwise treat by boiling boil boils 1 /boil/ Etymology: [OFr boillir, from L bullīre, from bulla a bubble] noun the act or condition of boiling a swirling disturbance made at the surface of the water by a fish coming to the fly Etymology: [OFr boillir, from L bullīre, from bulla a bubble] Derivatives: boilˈer boiler boilers noun a person who boils that in which anything is boiled a vessel in which steam is generated a vessel in which water is heated for circulation a (usu old) fowl, best cooked by boiling boilˈery boilery boileries noun a place for boiling, esp for obtaining salt boilˈing boiling boilings noun the act of causing to boil the condition of being boiled or at boiling point a quantity boiled at once a boiled sweet (Scottish) a collection, set (informal) boiling adjective at boiling point very hot bubbling extremely angry Compounds: boiled shirt boiled shirt noun a dress shirt boiled sweet boiled sweet noun a sweet of boiled sugar, flavouring, and often colouring boilˈermaker boilermaker noun an industrial metalworker a drink consisting of whisky with a beer chaser (North American slang) boilˈerplate boilerplate noun steel plate suitable for making boilers cliche-ridden writing (North American) (items of) standard formulaic text boilerplate adjective formulaic or stereotypical boiler room boiler room noun a room in a building or ship that houses a boiler a site of strenuous and important effort (figurative) W an operation involving the fraudulent sale by a broker to investors of shares that are overpriced or worthless (stock exchange) boiler suit boiler suit noun a one-piece overall with trousers, and usu long sleeves boiling point boiling point noun the temperature at which a liquid, esp water, boils, esp at atmospheric pressure the point of emotion, esp anger, where control is lost boiling-water reactor boiling-water reactor noun a light-water reactor in which steam drives the turbines directly (see also light-water reactor under light2, pressurized water reactor under pressure) boilˈover boilover noun (Australian informal) a surprising result, esp in a sporting event Phrases: boil away boil away to evaporate (completely) by boiling boil down boil down to reduce in bulk by boiling to extract the substance of (literal and figurative) boil down to boil down to (figurative) to mean, to signify when reduced to essentials boil off boil off to remove (impurities, etc) by boiling boil over boil over to bubble over the sides of the containing vessel to break out into unrestrained indignation come to the boil come to the boil to reach boiling point to reach a critical state go off the boil go off the boil to stop boiling, fall below boiling point to subside from an active or critical state on the boil on the boil boiling active
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