boil

Noun
  1. A painful sore with a hard core filled with pus (synset 114206692)
    is a type of: staphylococcal infection - an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation
    subtypes: gumboil - a boil or abscess on the gums
    same as: furuncle
  2. The temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level (synset 105021283)
    "they brought the water to a boil"
    is a type of: temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
    same as: boiling point
Verb
  1. Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor (synset 200375692)
    "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes: boil over, overboil - overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
  2. Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes (synset 200328938)
    "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes:
  3. Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point (synset 200375339)
    "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
    causes: boil - come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes: decoct - extract the essence of something by boiling it
  4. Be agitated (synset 201889423)
    "the sea was churning in the storm"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes: roll, seethe - boil vigorously
    same as: churn, moil, roil
  5. Be in an agitated emotional state (synset 201771464)
    "The customer was seething with anger"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    subtypes:
    same as: seethe

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