| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. With boiling or ebullition.[Websters]
2. In a stewed or braised manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a baked manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a raging manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a blistering manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a hot manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a sizzling manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a burning manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an effervescent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective boiling.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Boiling) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb boil.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (boil) | 1. Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius".[Wordnet]. 2. Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool".[Wordnet]. 3. Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates".[Wordnet]. 4. Be agitated.[Wordnet]. 5. Be in an agitated emotional state.[Wordnet]. 6. Cook in boiling liquid; "boil potatoes".[Wordnet]. 7. Be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm".[Wordnet]. 8. To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point; to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils.[Websters]. 9. To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.[Websters]. 10. To pass from a liquid to an aeriform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away.[Websters]. 11. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid; as, his blood boils with anger.[Websters]. 12. To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes are boiling.[Websters]. 13. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water.[Websters]. 14. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt.[Websters]. 15. To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes.[Websters]. 16. To steep or soak in warm water.[Websters]. 17. Base verb from the following inflections: boiling, boiled, boils, boiler, boilers, boilingly and boiledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BOILINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: boil
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Bible | 1: See Medicine. (references) | 2: Boil (rendered "botch" in Deut. 28:27, 35), an aggravated ulcer, as in the case of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:7; Isa. 38:21) or of the Egyptians (Ex. 9:9, 10, 11; Deut. 28:27, 35). It designates the disease of Job (2:7), which was probably the black leprosy. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | |
| Energy | Turbulence in the water caused by deep holes, ends of dikes, channel changes, or other submerged obstructions. Indicates a changing channel condition. A boil is easily detected by electronic depth sounders by rapidly changing depths appearing as waves on the tracing paper. (references) | ||
| Metallurgy | 1: The reaction of oxygen with carbon forms CO gas, and this gas generated in the bath gives rise to the boil. Source: European Union. (references) | 2: A stage during which the metal bath is in a state of agitation through mechanical stirring, or the action of gas, or electromagnetic effect. Source: European Union. (references) | 3: A bubble of size between about 0, 2 and 2 mm. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Security | To change from a liquid state to a gaseous state. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Boil or furuncle is a skin disease caused by the inflammation of hair follicles, thus resulting in the localized accumulation of pus and dead tissues. Individual boils can cluster together and form an interconnected network of boils called carbuncles. In severe cases, boils may develop to form abscesses. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: boil
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| A blind boil | One that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to come to a head. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Aleppo boil | Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Boil (album) | Boil is a live album by Foetus released in 1996. Boil is culled from Foetus' Rednecropolis 96 European tour. (references) | ||
| Boil down | 1: Be cooked until very little liquid is left. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Cook until very little liquid is left. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 3: Be the essential element. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Boil over | Overflow or cause to overflow while boiling. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Boil smut | A common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Delhi boil | Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Fish boil | A fish boil is a dining experience found only in Door County, located in northeast Wisconsin, on the peninsula. The meal consists of Lake Michigan whitefish (though lake trout can be used), red potatoes, with Door County cherry pie for desert. (references) | ||
| How to Boil Water | How to Boil Water, first hosted by Emeril Lagasse, is an American television program, one of the first shows on the Food Network. The focus of the show is simple cooking, as the show's title suggests, and is directed at those who have little cooking skill or experience. (references) | ||
| New England Clam Boil | This traditional New England meal is a simpler substitute for the New England clam bake. It is a one pot meal, made by boiling (surprise!) clams in a pot with other ingredients, such as potatoes, onions, hot dogs, sausages, linguica,chorizo, and/or lobsters. In general, the lobster tends to be used in northern New England, while sausages tend to be used in Southern New England These items are then dunked in melted butter, Drawn butter or clam juice, and served with corn on the cob. The New England clam boil is a popular meal at summer family gatherings. (references) | ||
| Witch boil | Witch boil is a British slang word for a dental disease, which causes the teeth and tongue to swell. The disease was highly dangerous in the 1870's but since 1892 there have been no recorded cases of the condition, so it was never given a scientific name. One theory states that this is not a disease, but the state peoples teeth go into when a tooth clashes with the current tooth, causing swelling. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: boil
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Atmospheric boil | Aerospace | = terrestrial scintillation. (references) | |
| Atmospheric boil | Geography | Apparent fluttering of objects at the earth's surface, when they are viewed in an almost horizontal direction above strongly heated surfaces. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Boil down/to | Publishing & Graphic Arts | To shorten a story. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Frost boil | Engineering & Technology | A hole formed in flexible pavements by the extrusion of soft soil and melt waters under the action of wheel loads. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Frost boil | Mining | A. A local accumulation of excess water and mud liberated from ground ice by accelerated spring thawing, softening the soil and causing a quagmire b. A break in a surface pavement due to swelling frost action; as the ice melts, soupy subgrade materials issue from the break. (references) | |
| Lime boil | Mining | A reaction in an open-hearth furnace caused by the decomposition of limestone and the escape of the carbon dioxide gas. This reaction beginsbefore the ore boil is completed. See also:ore boil. (references) | |
| Ore boil | Mining | A reaction that occurs in an open-hearth furnace in which the carbon monoxide released by the oxidation of carbon causes a violent agitation ofthe metal as it escapes. (references) | |
| Quartz boil | Mining | An outcrop of a quartz vein. (references) | |
| Sand boil | Energy | Seepage characterized by a boiling action at the surface surrounded by a cone of material from deposition of foundation and/or embankment material carried by the seepage. A swirling upheaval of sand or soil on the surface of or downstream from an embankment caused by water leaking through the embankment. The ejection of sand and water resulting from piping. (references) | |
| Sand boil | Geological | . Sand and water that come out onto the ground surface during an earthquake as a result of liquefaction at shallow depth. (references) | |
| Sand boil | Geology | Sand and water that come out onto the ground surface during an earthquake as a result of liquefaction at shallow depth. (references) | |
| To boil down | Chemical Industry | To concentrate by evaporation of the solvent(1). Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: boil
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| BOIL | English | British Overhead Irrigation Ltd. | N/A | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: boil | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Boil | 32 | Boil | 32 | |
| Seafood boil | 16 | Boil (album) | 14 | |
| Boil (album) | 14 | Boil (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| How to Boil a Frog | 14 | Crab boil | 12 | |
| Crab boil | 12 | Fish boil | 4 | |
| The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early | 7 | How to Boil a Frog | 14 | |
| New England clam boil | 4 | How to Boil Water | 3 | |
| Fish boil | 4 | New England clam boil | 4 | |
| How to Boil Water | 3 | Seafood boil | 16 | |
| Boil (alternative meanings) | 3 | Shoe boil | 2 | |
| Witch boil | 2 | The Chieftains 9: Boil the Breakfast Early | 7 | |
| Shoe boil | 2 | Witch boil | 2 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
