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boil

Definition:

(nou) a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus (nou) the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

Phonetic Transcription:

boɪl

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Put all the ingredients in to the inner pot and bring it to the boil.

It was like the old illustration of the frog in the pot of water set to boil.

Just as the coffee comes to the boil, the pot is removed from the heat.

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