Boil
/bɔɪl/verb
When a liquid gets hot and bubbles, it means it's boiling.
The water in the pot started to boil for tea.
Often appears as...
- boil water
- boil over
verb
When you boil something, it means you cook it in boiling water.
She decided to boil the eggs for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- boil eggs
- boil potatoes
noun
A boil is a painful swollen spot on the skin filled with pus. It is caused by an infection.
He had a painful boil on his leg that needed to be treated.
verb
When you are very angry, we say you are boiling with anger.
After hearing the bad news, he was boiling with frustration and anger.
Often appears as...
- boiling with anger
- boiling with rage
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
When a situation becomes very intense or exciting, we say it's coming to a boil.
The competition was really coming to the boil when the final two contestants were left.
Often appears as...
- come to a boil
- bringing it to boil
verb
When a liquid gets hot and bubbles, it means it's boiling.
The water in the pot started to boil for tea.
Often appears as...
- boil water
- boil over
verb
When you boil something, it means you cook it in boiling water.
She decided to boil the eggs for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- boil eggs
- boil potatoes
noun
A boil is a painful swollen spot on the skin filled with pus. It is caused by an infection.
He had a painful boil on his leg that needed to be treated.
verb
When you are very angry, we say you are boiling with anger.
After hearing the bad news, he was boiling with frustration and anger.
Often appears as...
- boiling with anger
- boiling with rage
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
When a situation becomes very intense or exciting, we say it's coming to a boil.
The competition was really coming to the boil when the final two contestants were left.
Often appears as...
- come to a boil
- bringing it to boil
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Visible Bubbles
Look for active, visible bubbles forming in the liquid — a key sign it's boiling.
You'll see bubbles rising when the water reaches a boil.
Pro Tip 2/2Continuous Heat
A liquid needs to maintain high heat to keep boiling — not just to start.
Keep the burner on high to maintain the water's boil.
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Robots Hunting for Life...
So you need something to protect you from essentially exploding or at least having your skin all stretched out, and the blood boiling and getting the bends, things like that. The way space suits are designed now, they're mostly pressurised spacecraft. Essentially, they're almost like a mini spaceship. Things like, how do you maintain water?
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Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
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How do we separate the...
Take petroleum, a mixture of different types of hydrocarbons. Some of these are valuable as fuels, and others make good raw materials for generating electric power. To separate them, experts rely on one important different hydrocarbons boil at different temperatures.
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The power of vulnerabilit...
You know this. So, I could tell you a lot about shame, but I'd have to borrow everyone else's time. But here's what I can tell you that it boils down to -- and this may be one of the most important things that I've ever learned in the decade of doing this research.
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A Food Thief in the...
able to live off the skull for the last couple days but to tell you the truth some of this meat that I am picking off this does smell a bit questionable so I'm gonna boil the heck out of it at altitude water boils at a lower
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Trial by Oil PIPE National...
denial of guilt the judges turned to the oil for both accuser and accused a trial by oil as a measure of their conviction let's go the oil has reached its final boiling point the moment of truth is upon both men
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Under the hood: The...
must have a high specific heat, a low freezing point, and a high boiling point. But instead of searching all over the world for the perfect liquid to solve our problem, we can create our own solution.
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How to rebuild the world...
bread or the pot for boiling rice I like an external pre digestive system humanity doesn't have the benefit of four stomachs like a cow so you've had to adopt technology to enable us to
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Trial by Oil PIPE National...
guilt the judges turn to the oil for both accuser and accused a trial by oil as a measure of their conviction let's go the oil has reached its final boiling point the moment of truth is
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History through the eyes...
Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries. At some point in your life, you've probably eaten a potato. Delicious, for sure,
Video examples
Robots Hunting for Life...
So you need something to protect you from essentially exploding or at least having your skin all stretched out, and the blood boiling and getting the bends, things like that. The way space suits are designed now, they're mostly pressurised spacecraft. Essentially, they're almost like a mini spaceship. Things like, how do you maintain water?
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
Video examples
How do we separate the...
Take petroleum, a mixture of different types of hydrocarbons. Some of these are valuable as fuels, and others make good raw materials for generating electric power. To separate them, experts rely on one important different hydrocarbons boil at different temperatures.
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
You know this. So, I could tell you a lot about shame, but I'd have to borrow everyone else's time. But here's what I can tell you that it boils down to -- and this may be one of the most important things that I've ever learned in the decade of doing this research.
Video examples
A Food Thief in the...
able to live off the skull for the last couple days but to tell you the truth some of this meat that I am picking off this does smell a bit questionable so I'm gonna boil the heck out of it at altitude water boils at a lower
Video examples
Trial by Oil PIPE National...
denial of guilt the judges turned to the oil for both accuser and accused a trial by oil as a measure of their conviction let's go the oil has reached its final boiling point the moment of truth is upon both men
Video examples
Under the hood: The...
must have a high specific heat, a low freezing point, and a high boiling point. But instead of searching all over the world for the perfect liquid to solve our problem, we can create our own solution.
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
bread or the pot for boiling rice I like an external pre digestive system humanity doesn't have the benefit of four stomachs like a cow so you've had to adopt technology to enable us to
Video examples
Trial by Oil PIPE National...
guilt the judges turn to the oil for both accuser and accused a trial by oil as a measure of their conviction let's go the oil has reached its final boiling point the moment of truth is
Video examples
History through the eyes...
Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries. At some point in your life, you've probably eaten a potato. Delicious, for sure,
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Quote examples
Robert De Niro
Actor
I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little.
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Jared Kushner
American Businessman
The only things that are really permanent are love, family, friendship, and that is a lesson. At the end of the day, that's really what it boils down to. The rest of it is just stuff.
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John Bradley-West
English Actor
When you boil war down or all conflict down to two people, it's a great advert for humanity sometimes. People can find connections with each other, regardless of the bigger picture.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture.
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Kevin Brady
American Politician
The speakers I value don't just sound intelligent but can boil down complex issues in a clear, understandable way that encourages the public to think about the solutions.
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Phil Lesh
American Musician
So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.
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Sarah Pinborough
English Writer
Anybody's life is probably a mess of secrets and lies when you boil it right down.
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Jerry Seinfeld
American Comedian
To me, if life boils down to one thing, it's movement. To live is to keep moving.
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Jordan Peele
American Actor
You boil down your influences to a soup, and it all informs you.
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Brendon Burchard
Author
Everything boils down to motivation.
Quote examples
Robert De Niro
Actor
I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little.
Quote examples
Jared Kushner
American Businessman
The only things that are really permanent are love, family, friendship, and that is a lesson. At the end of the day, that's really what it boils down to. The rest of it is just stuff.
Quote examples
John Bradley-West
English Actor
When you boil war down or all conflict down to two people, it's a great advert for humanity sometimes. People can find connections with each other, regardless of the bigger picture.
Quote examples
Thomas Sowell
American Economist
What 'multiculturalism' boils down to is that you can praise any culture in the world except Western culture - and you cannot blame any culture in the world except Western culture.
Quote examples
Kevin Brady
American Politician
The speakers I value don't just sound intelligent but can boil down complex issues in a clear, understandable way that encourages the public to think about the solutions.
Quote examples
Phil Lesh
American Musician
So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.
Quote examples
Sarah Pinborough
English Writer
Anybody's life is probably a mess of secrets and lies when you boil it right down.
Quote examples
Jerry Seinfeld
American Comedian
To me, if life boils down to one thing, it's movement. To live is to keep moving.
Quote examples
Jordan Peele
American Actor
You boil down your influences to a soup, and it all informs you.
Quote examples
Brendon Burchard
Author
Everything boils down to motivation.
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