boil (
http://definr.com/boil)
n 1: a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core [syn:
furuncle]
2: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level: "the
brought to water to a boil" [syn:
boiling point]
v 1: come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor;
"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" [ant:
freeze]
2: cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"
3: bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point, as of water and
other liquids; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
4: be agitated; of liquids [syn:
churn,
moil,
roil]
5: have violent emotions, such as anger or frustration [syn:
seethe]