Boil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbɑːɹɹˌɪlz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌlbəʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌlbəʊs/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹbɑːɹɹˌɪlz/.

Examples

they brought the water to a boil
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
boil potatoes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

moil boiling point churn furuncle seethe roil

Antonyms

freeze

Parts of Speech

noun	a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
noun	the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level “they brought the water to a boil”
verb	come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor “Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius”
verb	immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes “boil potatoes”
verb	bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point “boil this liquid until it evaporates”
verb	be agitated “the sea was churning in the storm”
verb	be in an agitated emotional state “The customer was seething with anger”

Word Forms

boil	verb	bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
boil	noun	the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
boiler	noun	sealed vessel where water is converted to steam

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kochen

eine schmerzhafte Wunde mit einem harten, mit Eiter gefüllten Kern

🇫🇷French

bouillir

une plaie douloureuse avec un noyau dur rempli de pus

🇪🇸Spanish

hervir

una llaga dolorosa con un núcleo duro lleno de pus

🇮🇹Italian

bollire

una piaga dolorosa con un nucleo duro pieno di pus

🇳🇱Dutch

koken

een pijnlijke zweer met een harde kern gevuld met etter

🇵🇹Portuguese

ferver

uma ferida dolorosa com um núcleo duro cheio de pus

🇷🇺Russian

варить

болезненная язва с твердым ядром, наполненная гноем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उबलना

मवाद से भरी कठोर कोर वाला एक दर्दनाक घाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোঁড়া

পুঁজ ভরা শক্ত কোর সহ একটি বেদনাদায়ক কালশিটে

🇮🇳Tamil

கொதிக்க

சீழ் நிரப்பப்பட்ட கடினமான மையத்துடன் கூடிய வலிமிகுந்த புண்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉడకబెట్టండి

చీముతో నిండిన హార్డ్ కోర్తో బాధాకరమైన పుండు

🇮🇳Marathi

उकळणे

पूने भरलेल्या हार्ड कोअरसह वेदनादायक फोड

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉકાળો

પરુથી ભરેલા હાર્ડ કોર સાથે પીડાદાયક વ્રણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುದಿಸಿ

ಕೀವು ತುಂಬಿದ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಕೋರ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೋವಿನ ಹುಣ್ಣು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളപ്പിക്കുക

പഴുപ്പ് നിറഞ്ഞ കാമ്പുള്ള വേദനാജനകമായ വ്രണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਬਾਲੋ

ਇੱਕ ਦਰਦਨਾਕ ਫੋੜਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਾਰਡ ਕੋਰ ਪਸ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابال

پیپ سے بھرا ہوا سخت کور والا دردناک زخم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熬

疼痛的疮口，硬核充满脓液

🇯🇵Japanese

沸騰させる

膿が詰まった硬い芯を持つ痛みを伴うただれ

🇰🇷Korean

종기

고름으로 가득찬 단단한 중심부를 지닌 고통스러운 궤양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đun sôi

một vết loét đau đớn với lõi cứng chứa đầy mủ

🇹🇭Thai

ต้ม

แผลที่เจ็บปวดและมีแกนแข็งที่เต็มไปด้วยหนอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendidihkan

luka yang menyakitkan dengan inti keras berisi nanah

🇵🇭Filipino

pakuluan

isang masakit na sugat na may matigas na core na puno ng nana

🇲🇾Malay

mendidih

kudis yang menyakitkan dengan inti keras yang dipenuhi dengan nanah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يغلي

قرحة مؤلمة ذات قلب صلب مملوء بالقيح

🇮🇷Persian

جوشیدن

یک زخم دردناک با هسته سخت پر از چرک

🇹🇷Turkish

kaynamak

irinle dolu sert bir çekirdeği olan ağrılı bir yara

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְתִיחָה

פצע כואב עם ליבה קשה מלאה במוגלה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'boil'?

The primary meaning of 'boil' is 'a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus'.

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Using 'boil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'boil' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'boil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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