Overview of noun boil

The noun boil has 2 senses

• boil, furuncle -- (a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus)


• boiling point, boil -- (the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil")

Overview of verb boil

The verb boil has 5 senses

• boil -- (come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius")


• boil -- (immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool")


• boil -- (bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates")


• churn, boil, moil, roil -- (be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm")


• seethe, boil -- (be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger")