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boil


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  boil 
 
  5  senses  of  boil 
 
  Sense  1 
  boil 
  =>  boil  over  overboil 
 
  Sense  2 
  boil 
  =>  overboil 
  =>  simmer 
 
  Sense  3 
  boil 
  =>  decoct 
 
  Sense  4 
  churn,  boil,  moil,  roil 
  =>  seethe,  roll 
 
  Sense  5 
  seethe,  boil 
  =>  sizzle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  boil 
 
  5  senses  of  boil 
 
  Sense  1 
  boil 
  =>  boil  over  overboil 
 
  Sense  2 
  boil 
  =>  overboil 
  =>  simmer 
 
  Sense  3 
  boil 
  =>  decoct 
 
  Sense  4 
  churn,  boil,  moil,  roil 
  =>  seethe,  roll 
 
  Sense  5 
  seethe,  boil 
  =>  sizzle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  boil 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  boil 
 
  5  senses  of  boil 
 
  Sense  1 
  boil 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  2 
  boil 
  =>  cook 
 
  Sense  3 
  boil 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  churn,  boil,  moil,  roil 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  5 
  seethe,  boil 
  =>  feel  experience 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  boil 
 
  boil  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  boil 
 
  Sense  1 
  boil 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  boil 
  =>  cook 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  boil 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  churn,  boil,  moil,  roil 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  seethe,  boil 
  =>  feel  experience 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  boil 
  aleppo  boil 
  boil 
  boil  smut 
  boiled  dinner 
  boiled  egg 
  boiler 
  boilerplate 
  boilers  suit 
  boilersuit 
  boiling 
  boiling  point 
  boiling  water  reactor 
  delhi  boil 
  garboil 
  gumboil 
 
  Overview  of  noun  boil 
 
  The  noun  boil  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  boil,  furuncle  --  (a  painful  sore  with  a  hard  pus-filled  core) 
  2.  boiling  point,  boil  --  (the  temperature  at  which  a  liquid  boils  at  sea  level:  "the  brought  to  water  to  a  boil") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  boil 
 
  The  verb  boil  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  boil  --  (come  to  the  boiling  point  and  change  from  a  liquid  to  vapor;  "Water  boils  at  100  degrees  Celsius") 
  2.  (4)  boil  --  (cook  in  boiling  liquid;  "boil  potatoes") 
  3.  (3)  boil  --  (bring  to  or  maintain  at  the  boiling  point,  as  of  water  and  other  liquids;  "boil  this  liquid  until  it  evaporates") 
  4.  churn,  boil,  moil,  roil  --  (be  agitated;  of  liquids) 
  5.  seethe,  boil  --  (have  violent  emotions,  such  as  anger  or  frustration) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  boil 
  boiled 
  boiled-down 
  boiling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  boil 
 
  The  noun  boil  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  boil,  furuncle  --  (a  painful  sore  with  a  hard  pus-filled  core) 
  2.  boiling  point,  boil  --  (the  temperature  at  which  a  liquid  boils  at  sea  level:  "the  brought  to  water  to  a  boil") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  boil 
 
  The  verb  boil  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  boil  --  (come  to  the  boiling  point  and  change  from  a  liquid  to  vapor;  "Water  boils  at  100  degrees  Celsius") 
  2.  (4)  boil  --  (cook  in  boiling  liquid;  "boil  potatoes") 
  3.  (3)  boil  --  (bring  to  or  maintain  at  the  boiling  point,  as  of  water  and  other  liquids;  "boil  this  liquid  until  it  evaporates") 
  4.  churn,  boil,  moil,  roil  --  (be  agitated;  of  liquids) 
  5.  seethe,  boil  --  (have  violent  emotions,  such  as  anger  or  frustration) 



boil definition