boil
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Sense: Verb: be heated to boiling point
Synonyms:
bubble Collocations, boil over, be heated, be boiled, be hot, be boiling hot, be at boiling point, be heated to boiling point, sizzle, simmer Collocations, bubble over, cook Collocations
Sense: Verb: cook by boiling
Synonyms:
parboil, simmer Collocations, poach Collocations, coddle, soft-boil, hard-boil, stew Collocations, bring sth to a boil, heat sth to boiling point, cook Collocations, roast Collocations, bake Collocations, scorch, braise, heat Collocations
Sense: Verb: surge
Synonyms:
boil up, surge Collocations, seethe, churn Collocations, roil, tumble Collocations, bubble up, come up, rise Collocations
Sense: Verb: be angry
Synonyms:
be angry, be furious, be enraged, be mad, be cross , boil over, fume, seethe, quiver with rage, rage Collocations, storm Collocations, rankle, lose it , go ballistic , lose your cool , hit the roof , blow your top , fly off the handle , blow a fuse , be irate
Sense: Noun: pustule
Synonyms:
sore Collocations, pustule, bubo, papule, blister Collocations, swelling Collocations, canker, spot Collocations, pimple, zit , sore spot, lesion