boils

boils · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Reaches the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor.

  2. 2.

    Cooks in boiling water.

  3. 3.

    Is very angry.

  4. 4.

    Painful, pus-filled swellings on the skin.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    it all boils down to — The essential point is.
  • •
    what it boils down to — The basic meaning or result.

Related words

Antonyms: freezes
See also: boil, boiled, boiling, simmers
Synonyms: bubbles, simmers

Etymology

From boil + third person -s or plural -s.