boil
1. boil \'bo.i(*)l\ n [alter. of ME bile, fr. OE by-l] : a localized
swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from infecti on in a skin
gland, having a hard central core, and forming pus
2. boil vb [ME boilen, fr. OF boillir, fr. L bullire to bubble, fr. b]ulla
bubble 1a: to generate bubbles of vapor when heated - used of a liquid 1b:
to come to the boiling point 2: to become agitated like boiling water :
SEETHE 3: to be moved, excited, or stirred up 4a: to rush headlong 4b:
to burst forth : ERUPT 5: to undergo the action of a boiling liquid 1: to
subject to the action of a boiling liquid 2: to heat to the boiling point
3: to form or separate (as sugar or salt) by boiling
3. boil n : the act or state of boiling