boiled

Meanings

• Verb

  The process of heating a liquid in a pot or pan until its temperature reaches its boiling point.

  - "The water has reached a boiling point."
  - "We boil the pasta for 10 minutes."
  - "The soup is boiling on the stove."

• Adjective

  Cooked in boiling water or liquid.

  - "Boiled eggs are a common breakfast food."
  - "Boiled corn is a popular side dish."
  - "The boiled vegetables were served with butter."

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Antonyms

condense , be freezing , be freezing

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Synonyms

plaw , seethe , well , be baking , be seething , be stewing , be baking , be scorching , be sweltering

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with boiled
oiled , coiled , soiled , toiled , foiled , revealed

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Variants

List of all variants of boiled that leads to same result
boil , boilable , boiled , boiling , boils , boiled sweet , hard-boiled , soft-boiled , boil down , boiled down , boiling down , boils down , boil over , boiled over , boiling over , boilover , boilovers , boils over , hard-boil , hard-boiling , hard-boils , boil up , boiled up , boiling up , boils up

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Forms

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boils, boiled, boils over, boiling, boil up, boil down

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Etymology

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The word 'boil' comes from the Old English word 'bullan', which means 'to bubble'. The past participle 'boiled' comes from the past tense of the verb 'boil'.

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Trivia

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1. Boiling is the fastest method of cooking food.

2. Boiling water kills bacteria and other microorganisms, making it an effective method for sterilizing water.

3. Boiling point varies depending on the altitude and atmospheric pressure. At higher altitudes, water boils at a lower temperature.

4. Boiling is also used in industry for processes such as refining metals and producing chemicals.

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Related Concepts

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1. Stewing: A cooking method similar to boiling, but the food is cooked in a closed container with a small amount of liquid.

2. Simmering: A cooking method where the food is cooked in a liquid that is just below its boiling point.

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Culture

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Boiling is a common method of cooking food and sterilizing water. In literature, boiling is often used as a metaphor for intense emotions or situations. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth urges her husband to 'boil and bubble' with rage as they plot to kill the king.

How to Memorize "boiled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a pot of water on the stove, with bubbles rising to the surface. Visualize the water turning from clear to steamy as it reaches the boiling point.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'boil' with the image of a pot of bubbling water or food being cooked in a liquid.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bubbles Over In Pot' to remember the definition of the word 'boil'.

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