6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boil \Boil\ (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boiled} (boild); p. pr
& vb n. {Boiling}.] [OE. boilen, OF boilir, builir F.
bouillir, fr L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from
bulla bubble; akin to Gr ?, Lith. bumbuls Cf {Bull} an
edict, {Budge}, v., and {Ebullition}.]
1. To be agitated, or tumultuously moved as a liquid by the
generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or
of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point;
to be in a state of ebullition; as the water boils.
2. To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than
heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as the boiling waves.
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. --Job xii.
31.
3. To pass from a liquid to an a["e]riform state or vapor
when heated; as the water boils away
4. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid;
as his blood boils with anger.
Then boiled my breast with flame and burning wrath.
--Surrey.
5. To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as the potatoes
are boiling.
{To boil away}, to vaporize; to evaporate or be evaporated by
the action of heat.
{To boil over}, to run over the top of a vessel, as liquid
when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause
of effervescence; to be excited with ardor or passion so
as to lose self-control.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boil \Boil\, n.
Act or state of boiling. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boil \Boil\, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See {Beal}, {Bile}.]
A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which on suppuration,
discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small
fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.
{A blind boil}, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to
come to a head.
{Delhi boil} (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin,
probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as
among the British troops) and especially at Delhi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Boil \Boil\, v. t.
1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause
ebullition; as to boil water.
2. To form or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as to
boil sugar or salt.
3. To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as
to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing,
etc.; as to boil meat; to boil clothes.
The stomach cook is for the hall, And boileth meate
for them all --Gower.
4. To steep or soak in warm water. [Obs.]
To try whether seeds be old or new the sense can
not inform; but if you boil them in water, the new
seeds will sprout sooner. --Bacon.
{To boil down}, to reduce in bulk by boiling; as to boil
down sap or sirup.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
boil
n 1: a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core [syn: {furuncle}]
2: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level: "the
brought to water to a boil" [syn: {boiling point}]
v 1: come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor;
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" [ant: {freeze}]
2: cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"
3: bring to or maintain at the boiling point, as of water and
other liquids; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
4: be agitated; of liquids [syn: {churn}, {moil}, {roil}]
5: have violent emotions, such as anger or frustration [syn: {seethe}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Boil
(rendered botch" in Deut. 28:27, 35), an aggravated ulcer, as
in the case of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:7; Isa. 38:21) or of the
Egyptians (Ex. 9:9, 10, 11; Deut. 28:27, 35). It designates the
disease of Job (2:7), which was probably the black leprosy.
more about boil
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
