Definitionen
1.NounA localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
2.NounThe point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point."Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil."
3.NounAn instance of boiling."Surface water will do, but give it a good boil before drinking it."
4.NounA dish of boiled food, especially seafood."a down-home boil with plenty of crab"
5.NounA social event at which people gather to boil and eat food, especially seafood."a down-home boil at the town hall"
6.NounThe collective noun for a group of hawks.
7.NounA bubbling.
8.VerbTo heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas."Boil some water in a pan."
9.VerbTo cook in boiling water."Boil the eggs for three minutes.; Is the rice boiling yet?"
10.VerbTo begin to turn into a gas, seethe."Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."
11.VerbTo bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
12.VerbTo be uncomfortably hot."It’s boiling outside!"
13.VerbTo feel uncomfortably hot."I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?"
14.VerbTo form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation."to boil sugar or salt"
15.VerbTo steep or soak in warm water.
16.VerbTo be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce."the boiling waves of the sea"
17.VerbTo be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid."His blood boils with anger."