Definition of boil

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Boil (v.) To pass from a liquid to an aeriform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away..

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Reboil :: Reboil (v. t. & i.) To boil, or to cause to boil, again..
Spumed :: Spume (n.) Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or agitation; froth; foam; scum..
Bullary :: Bullary (n.) A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery.
Egg-glass :: Egg-glass (n.) A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table..
Galantine :: Galantine (n.) A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold..
Chondrin :: Chondrin (n.) A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin..
Caldron :: Caldron (n.) A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written also cauldron.].
Coddle :: Coddle (v. t.) To parboil, or soften by boiling..
Consomme :: Consomme (n.) A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.
Boil :: Boil (v. t.) To steep or soak in warm water.
Bile :: Bile (n.) A boil.
Cassareep :: Cassareep (n.) A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling, and flavored with aromatics. See Pepper pot..
Suppurate :: Suppurate (v. i.) To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates..
Feed :: Feed (v. t.) To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed water to a steam boiler..
Feed :: Feed (n.) The supply of material to a machine, as water to a steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of stones..
Taffy :: Taffy (n.) A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled down and poured out in shallow pans.
Boiling :: Boiling (n.) Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.
Steam :: Steam (v. i.) To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well..
Pottage :: Pottage (n.) A kind of food made by boiling vegetables or meat, or both together, in water, until soft; a thick soup or porridge..
Reboil :: Reboil (v. t. & i.) Fig.: To make or to become hot.
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