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Noun boil has 2 senses

boil, furuncle - a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
--₁ is a kind of staphylococcal infection
--₁ has particulars: gumboil
boiling point, boil - the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil"
--₂ is a kind of temperature

Derived forms: verb boil₃, verb boil₁, verb boil₂

Verb boil has 5 senses

boil - come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"
--₁ is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: freeze

Derived forms: noun boil₂, noun boiler₁
Sample sentence:
The water boils
boil - cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes"
--₂ is one way to cook

Derived forms: noun boil₂, noun boiler₂
Sample sentence:
The chefs boil the vegetables
boil - bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates"
--₃ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived forms: noun boil₂, noun boiler₁
Sample sentence:
They boil the water
churn, boil, moil, roil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
--₄ is one way to move
Sample sentence:
The water boils
seethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
--₅ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue boil over the results of the experiment