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| boiling |
| 1. v. present participle of boil | |
| 2. n. The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point. | |
| 3. n. An animation style with constantly changing wavy outlines, giving a shimmering or wobbling appearance. | |
| 4. adj. That boils or boil. | |
| boiling kettle boiling oil | |
| 5. adj. (informal, hyperbole) Of a thing: extremely hot or active. | |
| The radiator is boiling – I’m going to turn it down a bit. | |
| 6. adj. (informal, hyperbole) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot. | |
| I’m boiling – can’t we open a window? | |
| 7. adj. (informal, hyperbole) Of the weather: very hot. | |
| It’s boiling out today! | |
| 8. adv. (of adjectives associated with heat) Extremely | |
| He was boiling mad. | |
| boil |
| 1. n. A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. | |
| 2. n. The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour. | |
| Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil. | |
| 3. n. A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood. | |
| 4. n. (rare, nonstandard) The collective noun for a group of hawks. | |
| 5. v. To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. | |
| Boil some water in a pan. | |
| 6. v. (transitive, intransitive) To cook in boiling water. | |
| Boil the eggs for two minutes. | |
| Is the rice boiling yet? | |
| 7. v. (intransitive) Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas, seethe. | |
| Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. | |
| 8. v. (intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses) Said of weather being uncomfortably hot. | |
| It’s boiling outside! | |
| 9. v. (intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot. See also seethe. | |
| I’m boiling in here – could you open the window? | |
| 10. v. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation. | |
| to boil sugar or salt | |
| 11. v. (obsolete) To steep or soak in warm water. | |
| 12. v. To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce. | |
| the boiling waves of the sea | |
| 13. v. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid. | |
| His blood boils with anger. | |
| outside |
| 1. n. The part of something that faces out; the outer surface. | |
| 2. n. The external appearance of something. | |
| 3. n. The space beyond some limit or boundary. | |
| 4. n. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc. | |
| It may last a week at the outside. | |
| 5. n. (dated, UK, colloquial) A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage. | |
| 6. adj. Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary. | |
| The outside surface looks good. | |
| 7. adj. Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary. | |
| 8. adj. (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate. | |
| The first pitch is ... just a bit outside. | |
| 9. adj. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc. | |
| an outside estimate | |
| 10. adv. Outdoors. | |
| I slept outside last night. | |
| 11. adv. To the outdoors or outside. | |
| I am going outside. | |
| 12. prep. On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building). | |
| 13. prep. Near, but not in. | |
| 14. prep. (usually with “of”) Except, apart from. | |
| Outside of winning the lottery, the only way to succeed is through many years of hard work. | |
