boils

Meaning

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.
5. (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
6. To cook in boiling water.
7. (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
8. To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
9. (used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
10. (used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data