boil

Noun

• the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
  • they brought the water to a boil
    

• a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

Verb

• be in an agitated emotional state
  • The customer was seething with anger
    

• be agitated
  • the sea was churning in the storm
    

• bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
  • boil this liquid until it evaporates
    

• immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
  • boil potatoes
    
  • boil wool
    

• come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
  • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  boiling point , furuncle , seethe , churn , moil , roil