Look up: Boil


  1. Boil
    An upward flow of water in a sandy formation due to an unbalanced hydrostatic pressure resulting from a rise in a nearby stream, or from removing the overburden in making excavations.
    Found op http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces/products/glossary.htm

  2. boil
    [n] - a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core 2. [v] - come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor 3. [v] - bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point, as of water and other liquids 4. [v] - cook in boiling liquid
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=boil

  3. Boil
    an inflamed, raised area of skin that is pus-filled; usually an infected hair follicle
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=B

  4. Boil
    an abscess of skin or painful inflammation of the skin or a hair follicle usually caused by a staphylococcal infection. Synonyms: furuncle, abscess
    Found op http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html

  5. Boil
    Boil: A skin abscess, a collection of pus localized deep in the skin. A boil usually starts as a reddened, tender area and in time becomes firm and hard. Eventually, the center of the abscess softens and becomes filled with white blood cells that the body sends to fight the infection. This collectio...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=2498

  6. Boil
    Boil (boil) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Boiled (boild); present participle & verbal noun Boiling .] [ Middle English boilen , Old French boilir , buil...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/74

  7. Boil
    Boil transitive verb 1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water. 2. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt. 3. To subject to the action of...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/74

  8. Boil
    Boil noun Act or state of boiling. [ Colloq.]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/74

  9. Boil
    Boil noun [ Influenced by boil , v. See Beal , Bile .] A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core . A blind...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/74

  10. boil
    1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water. ... 2. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt. ... 3. To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?boil

  11. boil
    furuncle noun a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=boil

  12. boil
    verb cook in boiling liquid; `boil potatoes`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=boil



  1. boil
    noun the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; `the brought to water to a boil`
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  2. boil
    (boil) a painful nodule in the skin caused by circumscribed inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, enclosing a central pus-filled core. Boils occur most often on the neck and buttocks, although they may develop wherever friction, irritation, or a scratch or break in the skin allows bact...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  3. Boil
    • (v. t.) To steep or soak in warm water. • (n.) Act or state of boiling. • (n.) A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core. • (v.) To be in boiling water, as in cook...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/boil/

  4. boil
    (from the article `whirlpool`) ...of considerable depth. Slightly different is vortex motion in streams; at certain stages of turbulent flow, rotating currents with central ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/86

  5. boil
    a staphylococcus skin infection characterized by an inflamed nodular swelling filled with pus, located at the site of a hair follicle. The lesion is ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/86

  6. Boil
    [album] Boil is a live album by Foetus released in 1996. Boil is culled from Foetus` Rednecropolis 96 European tour. ==Track listing== All songs by J. G. Thirlwell, except where noted. All songs not written by Thirlwell are covers. ==Personnel== ==Production== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boil_(album)

  7. Boil
    To cook a liquid at a temperature of 100
    Found op http://www.wrenscottage.com/kitchen/glossary.php

  8. boil
    Type: Term Pronunciation: boyl Synonyms: furuncle
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=11130

  9. Boil
    A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue. Individual boils clustered togeth...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boil

  10. Boil
    To heat water or other liquids to 212 degrees Fahrenheit, 100 degrees Celsius and to keep it bubbling and shimmering in the pot.
    Found op http://www.goodcooking.com/winedefs.html

  11. Boil
    To heat water or other liquids to 212 degrees Fahrenheit, 100 degrees Celsius and to keep it bubbling and shimmering in the pot.
    Found op http://www.goodcooking.com/winedefs.html

  12. Boil
    [disambiguation] Boil can mean: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boil_(disambiguation)

  13. boil
    An abscess in a hair follicle, usually caused by infection with staphylococcus. A sty is a boil on the eyelid; a carbuncle is a group of contiguous boils. Small boils may heal spontaneously, but most cannot until the pus has escaped by thinning and rupture of overlying skin. This is hastened by loca...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/B/boil.html

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