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Word: Boil
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire ‘to bubble’, from bulla ‘bubble’
bɔɪl
(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour
Short Definition:reach or cause to reach boiling point
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:cook or be cooked in boiling liquid
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:(of sea or clouds) be turbulent
Examples:- she stood gazing out of the lighthouse window as the sea boiled beneath her
Word: Boil
Speech Type: Noun
bɔɪl
the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour
Short Definition:temperature at which liquid boils
Examples:- bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes
a casual outdoor meal at which shellfish is prepared by boiling
Short Definition:outdoor meal at which shellfish is boiled
Examples:- the reappearance of warm days signals another revival: weekend crawfish boils
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