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Meanings of boil in English

Russian
фурункул
Portuguese
furúnculo
Spanish
furúnculo
Catalan
furóncol
Wikidata

A painful, local inflammation of the skin, caused by infection of a hair follicle. Usually, a hard core and pus are present.

фурункул
Portuguese
bater
Catalan
agitar
Spanish
agitar

To be agitated.

bater
Portuguese
estaremembulição
Catalan
punt d'ebullició

The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level.

estaremembulição
Portuguese
ebulir
Catalan
bullir
Spanish
hervir

Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor.

ebulir
Usage of boil in English
1
People don't generally understand how much energy it takes to boil water.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
2
Change the water and bring to boil for ten minutes until tender.
The Irish Times
3
When a sand boil shoots up clear water, it is not dangerous.
Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
4
Earlier this year residents in the Connemara village received boil water notices.
The Irish Times
5
The Ministry of Health advised the public to boil all drinking water.
Radio NZ
6
Sunni-Shi'ite tensions threatened to boil over into a civil war last year.
Reuters
7
Place cod in saucepan; cover with cold water, bring to a boil.
Ebony
8
Bring water to a fast boil; add broccoli and cook until tender.
The Irish Times
9
Praise the Gods, and boil three in milk; other three in water.
Kim
10
However with the current results it is not safe even to boil.
Radio NZ
11
Let them dry and boil in salted water; drain in a colander.
365 Foreign Dishes / A Foreign Dish for Every Day in the Year
12
Salt is put in the first boil, the tea in the second.
The Book of Tea
13
Cover with a lid and continue to boil for another 20 minutes.
The Guardian
14
In practice, this might be said to boil down to four principles:
The Democracy Project
15
And a fight is continue to boil between President Trump and Amazon.
Radio NZ
16
Just boil the whole problem down into one single micro-electronic mechanical system.
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Common
New Zealand
Common
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