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. Steven White:

   We were treated with derision by the school board, the school budgets were always voted down; they vote in blocs. You can boil it down to the fact that they don’t value public education.

2. Democrat Chris Anderson:

   As national politics boil over into school board meetings, Democrats and Republicans agree that school boards and parents pushing political agendas are a major problem, but that’s where the agreement ends, with Republicans twice as likely as Democrats to think there is too much focus on race in schools and that parents don’t have enough say.

3. Uzo Asonye:

   All of these charges boil down to one simple issue : that Paul Manafort lied, paul Manafort placed Paul Manafort and Paul Manafort money over the law.

4. 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.

5. Cherokee Nation:

   I can boil this down very simply for the Congress, does the Congress intend to keep its word to the Cherokee people ? If the answer's yes, then Ms. Teehee will be seated.