boil
/bɔɪ(ə)l/ noun A2- A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
Plural boils
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“I don’t get cross about other things; but I’m _so_ tired of being twitted about my hair and it just makes me boil right over.
Morrel in demanding justice for crime; my blood boils at the idea of having encouraged a murderer by my cowardly concession.”
Other matches
- boil To heat to the point where it begins to turn in... A2
- boil The point at which fluid begins to change to a ... C2
- boil away To boil a liquid until it has turned entirely t...
- boil down To reduce in volume by boiling.
- boil off to remove by boiling
- boil over To boil to such an extent as to overflow its co...
- boil up To cook or prepare by boiling.
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