boil

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
• Syn:
furuncle
• Hypernyms:
staphylococcal infection
• Hyponyms:
gumboil
2. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
- they brought the water to a boil
• Syn:
boiling point
• Hypernyms:
temperature

II - verb

1. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor (Freq. 4)
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
• Ant:
freeze
• Derivationally related forms:
boiler
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
boil over, overboil
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The water boils
2. immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes (Freq. 4)
- boil potatoes
- boil wool
• Derivationally related forms:
boiler
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
overboil, simmer
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The chefs boil the vegetables
3. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point (Freq. 3)
- boil this liquid until it evaporates
• Derivationally related forms:
boiler
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
decoct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They boil the water
4. be agitated
- the sea was churning in the storm
• Syn:
churn, moil, roil
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
seethe, roll
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The water boils
5. be in an agitated emotional state
- The customer was seething with anger
• Syn:
seethe
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
bubble over, overflow, spill over, ferment, sizzle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue boil over the results of the experiment

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  boiling point, furuncle, seethe, churn, moil, roil