Idioms for boil
- to degum (silk).
- to remove (sizing, wax, impurities, or the like) from a fabric by subjecting it to a hot scouring solution.
boil off, Textiles.
Origin of boil
1
1250–1300; Middle English
boillen < Anglo-French, Old French
boillir < Latin
bullīre to bubble, effervesce, boil, verbal derivative of
bulla bubble
synonym study for boil
4.
Boil,
seethe,
simmer,
stew are used figuratively to refer to agitated states of emotion. To
boil suggests the state of being very hot with anger or rage:
Rage made his blood boil. To
seethe is to be deeply stirred, violently agitated, or greatly excited:
A mind seething with conflicting ideas. To
simmer means to be on the point of bursting out or boiling over:
to simmer with curiosity, with anger. To
stew is to worry, to be in a restless state of anxiety and excitement:
to stew about (
or over )
one's troubles.
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Definition for boil (2 of 2)
boil
2
[ boil ]
/ bɔɪl /
noun Pathology.
a painful, circumscribed inflammation of the skin or a hair follicle, having a dead, suppurating inner core: usually caused by a staphylococcal infection.
Also called
furuncle.
Origin of boil
2
before 1000; Middle English
bile, bule, Old English
bȳle; cognate with German
Beule boil, hump, akin to Old Norse
beyla hump, swelling
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British Dictionary definitions for boil (1 of 2)
boil
1
/ (bɔɪl) /
verb
noun
the state or action of boiling (esp in the phrases on the boil, off the boil)
Derived forms of boil
boilable, adjectiveWord Origin for boil
C13: from Old French
boillir, from Latin
bullīre to bubble, from
bulla a bubble
British Dictionary definitions for boil (2 of 2)
boil
2
/ (bɔɪl) /
noun
a red painful swelling with a hard pus-filled core caused by bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, esp at a hair follicle
Technical name: furuncle
Word Origin for boil
Old English
bӯle; related to Old Norse
beyla swelling, Old High German
būlla bladder, Gothic
ufbauljan to inflate
Medical definitions for boil
boil
[ boil ]
n.
A painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually caused by a local staphylococcal infection.
furuncle
Scientific definitions for boil
boil
[ boil ]
To change from a liquid to a gaseous state by being heated to the boiling point and being provided with sufficient energy. Boiling is an example of a phase transition.
Idioms and Phrases with boil
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