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S: (n) boiling (the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas)
S: (n) boiling, stewing, simmering (cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil)

S: (n) cooking, cookery, preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat) "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

S: (n) baking (cooking by dry heat in an oven)
S: (n) toasting, browning (cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill) "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread"
S: (n) broil, broiling, grilling (cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill))
S: (n) frying, sauteing (cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle)
S: (n) fusion cooking (cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines)
S: (n) braising (cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture)
S: (n) poaching (cooking in simmering liquid)
S: (n) roasting (cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)) "the slow roasting took several hours"
S: (n) boiling, stewing, simmering (cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil)
S: (n) percolation (the act of making coffee in a percolator)
S: (n) cuisine, culinary art (the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared)

S: (v) boil (come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor) "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
S: (v) boil (immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes) "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
S: (v) boil (bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point) "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
S: (v) churn, boil, moil, roil (be agitated) "the sea was churning in the storm"
S: (v) seethe, boil (be in an agitated emotional state) "The customer was seething with anger"

S: (n) colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)