Elementary 📚 Vocabulary · #573 of 1319

boil (v.)

to heat until bubbling

Examples

  • Boil the water.

Key rules

  • Boil means heat liquid until it bubbles
  • Boil water, boil an egg
  • Boiled is the past participle
💡 Tip: Cooking pasta // Making tea // Preparing eggs
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