boil

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
2. isim The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

   “Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.”

3. isim An instance of boiling.

   “Surface water will do, but give it a good boil before drinking it.”

4. isim A dish of boiled food, especially seafood.

   “a down-home boil with plenty of crab”

5. isim A social event at which people gather to boil and eat food, especially seafood. (Compare a bake or clambake.)

   “a down-home boil at the town hall”

6. isim The collective noun for a group of hawks.
7. isim A bubbling.

   “He swam to the place where Mary disappeared but there was neither boil nor gurgle on the water, nor even a bell of departing breath, to mark the place where his beloved had sunk.”

8. fiil To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

   “Boil some water in a pan.”

9. fiil To cook in boiling water.

   “Boil the eggs for three minutes.”

10. fiil To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.

    “Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.”

11. fiil To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.

    “'I'll boil the kettle,' he said.”

12. fiil To be uncomfortably hot.

    “It’s boiling outside!”

13. fiil To feel uncomfortably hot.

    “I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?”

14. fiil To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.

    “to boil sugar or salt”

15. fiil To steep or soak in warm water.

    “To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense cannot inform; but if you boil them in water, the new seeds will sprout sooner.”

16. fiil To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.

    “the boiling waves of the sea”

17. fiil To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.

    “His blood boils with anger.”