boil

Meanings

• a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
• the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
  • "they brought the water to a boil"
• come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
  • "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
• immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
  • "boil potatoes"
  • "boil wool"
• bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
  • "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
• be agitated
• be in an agitated emotional state

Synonyms

boiling point, churn, furuncle, moil, roil, seethe