Definition of boil

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Boil (v.) To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves..

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Clothing :: Clothing (n.) A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat..
Exestuation :: Exestuation (n.) A boiling up; effervescence.
Rupture :: Rupture (n.) A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion..
Soy :: Soy (n.) A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soja beans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water..
Spue :: Spud (n.) Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat..
Plunger :: Plunger (n.) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a creamy consistence.
Simmer :: Simmer (v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil..
Marmalade :: Marmalade (n.) A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence..
Peptone :: Peptone (n.) The soluble and diffusible substance or substances into which albuminous portions of the food are transformed by the action of the gastric and pancreatic juices. Peptones are also formed from albuminous matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute acids.
Gumboil :: Gumboil (n.) A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum.
Rouser :: Rouser (n.) A stirrer in a copper for boiling wort.
Spumed :: Spume (n.) Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum..
Shatter :: Shatter (v. t.) To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning..
Jelly :: "Jelly (n.) The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly..
Seether :: Seether (n.) A pot for boiling things; a boiler.
Water Gauge :: Water gauge () An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge..
Drab :: Drab (n.) A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans..
Boiling :: Boiling (n.) The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.
Green :: Green (n.) pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets, etc., which in their green state are boiled for food..
Copper :: Copper (n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking; as, a ship's coppers..
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