boil
Heat until bubbling
To boil is to heat liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor, or to cook something in boiling water: Boil the pasta for eight minutes.
Water boils at 212°F at sea level.
Emotions boil when they reach an intense state: His anger boiled over.
To boil down is to reduce to essentials.
A boil is also a painful, pus-filled skin infection—unrelated to the cooking sense.
Bacterial skin abscess
- carbuncleMulti-headed skin infection
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- pustulePus-filled skin lesion
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
infection · lump · swelling · pus · inflamed · painful · staph · lance
Cook just under boiling
- poachCook gently submerged
- blanchScald briefly, then cool
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- braiseSear, then slow-simmer
reduce · steam · scald · al dente · tender · fork-tender · overcooked · pot
Extremely hot, burning
- hotHaving much warmth
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
burner · stovetop · kettle · pot · stove · flame · gas · electric
Cook just under boiling
- gurgleBubbling liquid sound
- churnAgitate cream into butter
- frothMass of small bubbles
- foamBubble-filled substance
effervescence · percolate · roil · agitate · vapor · steam · blister · fizz
Boil with quiet rage
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
enraged · wrath · indignation · temper · outrage · resentment · exasperation · irritation
Pressurized steam sterilization chamber
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- pasteurizeHeat-treat for safety
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
sterilize · decontaminate · cleanse · potable · safe · germ-free · bacteria · microbes
Erupting thermal vent
- hot springNaturally heated groundwater basin
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
hydrothermal · vent · sulfur · mineral · Yellowstone · eruption · spout
furuncle
Bacterial skin abscess
cyst · infection · lump · swelling · pus · inflamed · painful · staph · lance · drain
simmer
Cook just under boiling
braise · reduce · steam · scald · al dente · tender · fork-tender · overcooked · pot · stockpot
scalding
Extremely hot, burning
- hotHaving much warmth
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- thermalPertaining to warmth
steam · burner · stovetop · kettle · pot · stove · flame · gas · electric · element
simmer
Cook just under boiling
foam · effervescence · percolate · roil · agitate · vapor · steam · blister · fizz · seethe
seethe
Boil with quiet rage
fuming · enraged · wrath · indignation · temper · outrage · resentment · exasperation · irritation · simmer
autoclave
Pressurized steam sterilization chamber
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
- pasteurizeHeat-treat for safety
purify · sterilize · decontaminate · cleanse · potable · safe · germ-free · bacteria · microbes · pathogens
geyser
Erupting thermal vent
- hot springNaturally heated groundwater basin
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
volcanic · hydrothermal · vent · sulfur · mineral · Yellowstone · eruption · spout
- beverage makingbrew, brewing, ferment, fermentation, distillation
- heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
- process verbscreate, produce, make, build, construct
- protrusionsbump, bulge, knob, lump, nub
- lumpsbump, lump, nodule, knob, nub
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- boiling waterH2O at 212°F
- boiled eggHeat-set poultry product
- boil overSpill when heated
- boiled overLost control emotionally
- boiling overLiquid overflowing from heat
- boiling pointVaporization threshold
boiling, boiler, boiled, boils, parboil, boilers, reboil, parboiled, parboiling