BOILED
/bΙΙͺld/
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
B(3) O(1) I(1) L(1) E(1) D(2)
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Definition
/bΙΙͺld/
verb
- (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.“Boil some water in a pan.”
- To cook in boiling water.“Boil the eggs for three minutes.”
- (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.“Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.”
- To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
- (used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.“Itβs boiling outside!”
adjective
- Cooked in boiling water.
- (of water) Having reached the boiling point.
- Angry.
- Drunk.
Source: Wiktionary
