boil

/bɔɪl/ noun

Definition

bring sth to the boil › to heat something until it starts to produce bubbles and steam: Bring the water to the boil, then add the rice.

› [C] a red swollen area on the skin that is infected

(Definition of boil noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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