Main entry: boil, boiling point
Definition: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
Usage: they brought the water to a boil
Definition: a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
Main entry: boil
Definition: immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
Usage: boil potatoes; boil wool
Main entry: boil
Definition: bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
Usage: boil this liquid until it evaporates
Main entry: boil
Definition: come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
Usage: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
Definition: be in an agitated emotional state
Usage: The customer was seething with anger
Main entry: churn, boil, moil, roil
Definition: be agitated
Usage: the sea was churning in the storm