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The correct spelling is boil.
How to pronounce boil
/bɔɪl/
nounIPA: /bɔɪl/
Say it like: Boy-l
The correct spelling is boil. A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. For example: "Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil."
Usage Examples
“Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.”
“Boil some water in a pan.”
“Boil the eggs for three minutes.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- 2.The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.
- 3.A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.
- 4.The collective noun for a group of hawks.
verb
- 1.(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
- 2.To cook in boiling water.
- 3.(of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
- 4.To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
- 5.(used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
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