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Noun
S:
(n)
boil
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furuncle
(a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus)
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
gumboil
(a boil or abscess on the gums)
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sister term
S:
(n)
boiling point
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boil
(the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level)
"they brought the water to a boil"
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sister term
S:
(n)
temperature
(the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))
derivationally related form
Verb
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
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boil
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moil
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roil
(be agitated)
"the sea was churning in the storm"
S:
(v)
seethe
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boil
(be in an agitated emotional state)
"The customer was seething with anger"