Synonyms for boil
bɔɪlboil

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1. boil, furunclenoun

   a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

   Synonyms:
   furuncle, boiling point

   Antonyms:
   freeze

2. boiling point, boilverb

   the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

   "they brought the water to a boil"

   Synonyms:
   furuncle, boiling point

   Antonyms:
   freeze

3. boilverb

   come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor

   "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius"

   Synonyms:
   seethe, churn, roil, moil

   Antonyms:
   freeze

4. boilverb

   immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes

   "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"

   Synonyms:
   seethe, churn, roil, moil

   Antonyms:
   freeze

5. boilverb

   bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point

   "boil this liquid until it evaporates"

   Synonyms:
   seethe, churn, roil, moil

   Antonyms:
   freeze

6. churn, boil, moil, roilverb

   be agitated

   "the sea was churning in the storm"

   Synonyms:
   labour, dig, labor, moil, seethe, rile, roil, toil, grind, churn, travail, drudge

   Antonyms:
   freeze

7. seethe, boilverb

   be in an agitated emotional state

   "The customer was seething with anger"

   Synonyms:
   moil, seethe, roll, hum, churn, roil, buzz

   Antonyms:
   freeze

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1. boilverb

   Synonyms:
   be agitated by heat

2. boilverb

   Synonyms:
   bubble, rise in bubbles

3. boilverb

   Synonyms:
   be ardent, be hot

4. boilverb

   Synonyms:
   seethe

5. boilnoun

   Synonyms:
   furuncle, pustule, gathering, inflamed tumor

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1. boilnoun

   Synonyms:
   furuncle

   Associated words:
   furuncular

2. boilnoun

   Synonyms:
   boiling

3. boilverb

   Synonyms:
   seethe, simmer, effervesce

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1. List of paraphrases for "boil":

   boiling, boiled, abscess

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1. Joey Ciaramitaro:

   Some people really love the idea of sending it back to sea because it's such a strange oddity, and I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. I think maybe the wrong answer would be to just boil it up and treat it like any other lobster.

2. Dawn Zimmerman:

   In some parts of Kenya, we have been teaching people to plug holes in their roofs to prevent bats from entering or teaching them to boil camel's milk before drinking it to kill off the pathogens.

3. Rick Scott:

   This isn’t free money. It’s taxpayers’ money. And Democrats are trying to use taxpayer money – with no oversight whatsoever – to buy the support of voters who are rejecting their agenda, it makes my blood boil and should infuriate every American to see how broken Washington is.

4. Donald Trump:

   I really believe that the vote that voters make on Nov. 6 is going to boil down to if they vote for a Republican member of the House of Representatives, they're going to vote against impeachment, and if they vote for a Democratic member of the House of Representatives or a challenger, they're voting for impeachment, this is all about impeachment. It always has been.

5. Violet Jeremiah:

   Sometimes when we take this water home, children get so sick from this water. We try and boil it before we drink.