boil in English: To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to steam, or to cook food in very hot water. (verb)

Translation

To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to steam, or to cook food in very hot water.

Word origin

From Old French boillir, from Latin bullire, meaning to bubble, from bulla, a bubble.

Verb typeregular (boil, boils, boiled)

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Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius.

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"Boil an egg" means cook it in very hot water.

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"Boiling" means bubbling because it is so hot.

cook

To make food ready to eat by using heat.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

egg

A round food with a hard shell that comes from a bird, often a hen.

tea

A hot drink made by pouring hot water onto dried leaves.

kitchen

The room in a house where you cook and prepare food.

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