boil


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]