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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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                          Boil through the time
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                          Common
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                          Common
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