Definition of boil

"boil" in the noun sense

1. boil, furuncle

a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

2. boiling point, boil

the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

"they brought the water to a boil"

"boil" in the verb sense

1. boil

come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor

"Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"

2. boil

immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes

"boil potatoes"

"boil wool"

3. boil

bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point

"boil this liquid until it evaporates"

4. churn, boil, moil, roil

be agitated

"the sea was churning in the storm"

5. seethe, boil

be in an agitated emotional state

"The customer was seething with anger"

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Quotations for boil

Little pots soon boil over. [ German Proverb ]

I have seen corruption boil and bubble
'Till it overrun the stew. [ William Shakespeare ]

He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. [ Bible ]

Boil not the pap before the child be born. [ Proverb ]

It is God's blessing that makes the pot boil. [ Proverb ]

Boil stones in butter, and you may sip the broth. [ Proverb ]

Whether you boil or bake snow, you can have but water of it. [ Proverb ]

Money will make the pot boil, though the devil is in the fire. [ Proverb ]

Whether you boil snow or pound it, you can have but water of it. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

The blood that is once inflamed with wine is apt to boil with rage. [ Hall ]

boil in Scrabble®

The word boil is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters boil:

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boil in Words With Friends™

The word boil is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters boil:

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Words within the letters of boil

3 letter words in boil (2 words)

4 letter words in boil (1 word)

boil + 1 blank (4 words)

Word Growth involving boil

Shorter words in boil

oil

Longer words containing boil

boiled hardboiled

boiled nonboiled

boiled overboiled

boiled parboiled

boiled reboiled preboiled

boiled softboiled

boiled unboiled

boiler boilerless

boiler boilermaker boilermakers

boiler boilermaking

boiler boilerplate boilerplated

boiler boilerplate boilerplater boilerplaters

boiler boilerplate boilerplates

boiler boilerplating

boiler boilers potboilers

boiler potboiler potboilers

boiling boilingpoint boilingpoints

boiling boilings

boiling nonboiling

boiling overboiling

boiling parboiling

boiling reboiling preboiling

boiloff boiloffs

boilover boilovers

boils gumboils

boils overboils

boils parboils

boils reboils preboils

gumboil gumboils

nonboilable

overboil overboiled

overboil overboiling

overboil overboils

parboil parboiled

parboil parboiling

parboil parboils

reboil preboil preboiled

reboil preboil preboiling

reboil preboil preboils

reboil reboiled preboiled

reboil reboiling preboiling

reboil reboils preboils