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Boils Definition

(verb)
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(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour


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we asked people to boil their drinking water

he waited for the water to boil

(verb)
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(with reference to food) cook or be cooked by immersing in boiling water or stock


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boil the potatoes until well done

you can put the salad together while the pasta is boiling

(verb)
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(of the sea or clouds) be turbulent and stormy


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she stood gazing out of the lighthouse window as the sea boiled beneath her

(noun)
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the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour


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bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes

(noun)
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a casual outdoor meal at which shellfish is prepared by boiling


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the reappearance of warm days signals another revival: weekend crawfish boils

(noun)
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an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle


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