boils
Meaning of boils
verb, 3rd person present
- (with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.
we asked people to boil their drinking water
he waited for the water to boil
- (with reference to food) cook or be cooked by immersing in boiling water or stock.
boil the potatoes until well done
you can put the salad together while the pasta is boiling
- (of the sea or clouds) be turbulent and stormy.
she stood gazing out of the lighthouse window as the sea boiled beneath her
- the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour.
bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes
Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’.
plural noun
an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle.
Old English bȳle, bȳl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch buil and German Beule .
Information about boils
- The singular form of boils is: boil.
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Hyphenation of boils
boils
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- boils is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
boils synonyms
Meaning show or feel barely suppressed anger or other strong emotion:
Meaning (of a liquid) form rising bubbles of gas or air:
Meaning (of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling:
Meaning make or become hot or warm:
Meaning prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients:
Meaning (with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan:
Meaning form or contain a rising or overflowing mass of small bubbles:
Meaning form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth:
Meaning (with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously:
Meaning (of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound:
Meaning (of a liquid) give off bubbles:
Meaning make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment:
Meaning an abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid:
Meaning a pimple:
Meaning a small hard inflamed spot on the skin:
Meaning a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage:
Meaning a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus:
Meaning an act or instance of erupting:
Meaning a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something:
Meaning a severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria:
Meaning a boil or other swelling or growth on the skin, especially a sebaceous cyst:
Meaning a membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in the body, containing fluid:
Meaning a swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus:
Meaning an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal. Ulcers range from small, painful sores in the mouth to bedsores and s:
Meaning a painful, itching swelling on a hand or foot, caused by poor circulation in the skin when exposed to cold:
Meaning a small swelling formed on the gum over an abscess at the root of a tooth:
Meaning a spot or pimple:
Meaning technical term for boil2:
Meaning an inflamed swelling or sore on the skin:
boils antonyms
Meaning (with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold:
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