boil

Words with a similar base: boil, boiling_point

'boil'

[boil.n.01] as in: a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

'boil'

[boiling_point.n.01] as in: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

Examples:
they brought the water to a boil

'boil'

[boil.v.01] as in: come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor

Examples:
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius

'boil'

[boil.v.02] as in: immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes

Examples:
boil potatoes
boil wool

'boil'

[boil.v.03] as in: bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point

Examples:
boil this liquid until it evaporates

'boil'

[churn.v.02] as in: be agitated

Examples:
the sea was churning in the storm

'boil'

[seethe.v.02] as in: be in an agitated emotional state

Examples:
The customer was seething with anger

Origins

					boil (English)
├── bile (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── byl (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── boillen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── boillir (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── bullire (Latin)

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