English

Noun

boil (boils )

1. A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

Translations

• French: ébullition f
• German: Blutgeschwür n
• Portuguese: fervura f
• Russian: чирей m (chirey)
• Spanish: ebullición f

See also

• pimple
• pustule
• Wikipedia article on boils

Transitive verb

to boil (boils , boiled , boiling)

1. To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

   Boil some water in a pan.

2. To cook in boiling water.

   Boil the eggs for two minutes.

Translations

heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas

cook in boiling water

Intransitive verb

to boil (boils , boiled , boiling)

1. Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas.

   Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

2. (colloquial; used only in progressive tenses) Of the weather, to be uncomfortably hot.

   It's boiling outside!

3. (colloquial; used only in progressive tenses) Of a person, to be uncomfortably hot.

   I'm boiling in here - could you open the window?

Synonyms

• (of the weather): be baking, be scorching
• (of a person): be baking, be stewing

Antonyms

• (of a liquid): condense
• (of the weather): be freezing
• (of a person): be freezing

Translations

begin to turn into a gas

colloquial: of the weather, to be uncomfortably hot

colloquial: of a person, to be uncomfortably hot

Derived terms

• parboil
• hard-boiled
• soft-boiled

See also

• bake
• condense
• freeze
• fry
• grill
• poach
• steam