I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
boiled potatoes
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Serve with plain boiled potatoes.
boiled rice
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Serve with plain boiled rice .
boiled sweet
boiled sweets (= hard sweets that taste of fruit )
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a packet of boiled sweets
boiling point
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Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point .
boiling/scalding/steaming hot (= used about liquid that is extremely hot )
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The coffee was scalding hot.
fried/poached/boiled etc eggs
reached boiling point
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Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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This might connect with experiences of seeing liquids boiling away on a cooker.
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Primitive sensations skittered here and there, triggering twinges of irritation that carelessly boiled away .
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At constant pressure, the boiling point remains constant until all the liquid has boiled away .
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Check every 20 minutes or so that the water has not boiled away and, if so, replenish with boiling water.
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It was bubbling and boiling away like mad inside your head.
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Large generators can overcharge batteries, ultimately destroying them as the electrolyte boils away and the plates heat up and buckle.
down
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Honestly, it does all just boil down to the need to learn something.
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To Smolan, the decision to leave so late in the game boiled down to quality.
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The issues boil down to money and prestige.
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The explanation for varied appreciation rates may boil down to something as intangible as popularity.
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But genuine co-operation between colonies seems always to boil down to pure parasitism.
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But by any measure, the Republican presidential campaign right now boils down to Dole and Forbes.
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It's going to boil down to keeping your pecker up, looking on the best side of things.
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It boils down to whether we want to pursue the truth or chase after unfounded beliefs that make us feel special.
off
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In a nuclear engine they are simply the propellant gas boiled off stored liquid.
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The boiling off of liquids, he noted, leaves an intensely, sometimes unpleasantly bitter residue.
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Serious answer: Condense the soup by boiling off half its water content.
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Orographic clouds promising rain formed over the Rockies, were boiled off in midair, and disappeared.
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He began to feel out of his depth, as if the chair beneath him were being lowered into a pool of boiling off .
over
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I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over .
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But tensions continue to boil over .
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This year, tensions boiled over threatening to bring the country's economy to its knees.
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She is always on the ragged edge, always boiling over about something.
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But the game really boiled over with Gorman's dismissal on 18 minutes.
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If you don't hear the milk boiling over , you won't dash to the rescue in the nick of time.
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Bring your arousal level to simmering point and stay there without boiling over by continuing to breathe deeply and reducing stimulation slightly.
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The quarrel boiled over by the time they reached the shop section of the nearby Roundacre garage.
up
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Even then, trouble will eventually boil up .
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One afternoon that spring the weather became inordinately hot, boiling up to midsummer levels.
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Then you can boil up the carcass for a turkey soup or stock.
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Little problems, to do with timetabling or prescribed reading or marking, can boil up into major issues.
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But among some of the men, bitterness boiled up .
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After that, the fury that boiled up inside him was more than he could take.
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Instantly, the sea boiled up .
■ NOUN
blood
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This got Jim's blood boiling and, driving like a tiger, he dominated from the start.
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The Assiniboin made a dish of buffalo blood boiled with brains, rosebuds, and hide scrapings.
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Peter's blood boiled at her betrayal.
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But my blood boiled at one scene.
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It was an infuriating trait, and it made her blood boil every time he came near.
egg
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Devil eggs Hard boil a dozen eggs and cut them in half lengthways.
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Well, I love boiled eggs every day.
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I could barely boil an egg .
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In that case, the golden yolks of our boiled eggs were truly golden and so are we now.
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It's like boiling an egg , easy.
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That means at least longer than it takes to boil an egg .
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Strain off the liquid and use instead of water to boil the eggs for 10 minutes.
kettle
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I had the kettle boiled in readiness.
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Cook the pasta in a large kettle of boiling salted water for 4 minutes.
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While waiting for the kettle to boil , she stood at the window watching the rain.
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Nor would he wait for the kettle to boil for tea.
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He lit a Gauloise and together they waited for the kettle to boil .
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Two hours later, he put the kettle on to boil .
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There was a copper kettle boiling on one hob and a china teapot on the other and the stove shone clean.
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With no kettles to boil , basins to fill or clean towels to fetch, true participation is required.
mixture
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Hops are added and the mixture is boiled .
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As soon as the mixture starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture and stir until the sauce is thickened.
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When mixture boils , it will throw sugar on to sides of pan.
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Cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens slightly.
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Cook and stir just until thickened and mixture begins to boil .
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Mix 1 cups cornmeal with 1 cup cold water and add mixture slowly to the boiling water, stirring constantly.
point
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When a natural scientist proposes to test the boiling point of water, there are few, if any semantic problems involved.
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Some is based on observations from real spills; some is projected theoretically from the viscosities and boiling points of petroleum products.
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His indignation frequently boiled over to a point where he thought and demanded that a libel writ should be issued.
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That leaves ethanol molecules free to escape at temperatures lower than the boiling point of water.
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Setting aside the polemical aspects of his argument, Honderich's thesis boils down to three points .
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Tensions in the neighborhood reached a boiling point .
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The colligative properties are boiling point , freezing point, osmotic pressure, and vapor pressure.
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In fact, they all have different boiling points .
potato
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By 10am, the potatoes have been boiled and roasted and stored in insulated containers.
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Choose equal quantities of three varieties of potatoes and boil them.
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In the meantime, cook the potatoes in boiling salted water.
rice
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I see Batti, he is coming back from boiling pots of rice for the kids.
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We boil the rice and eat it cold with milk for supper.
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In the meantime, boil the rice according to the instructions.
water
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Now that the bucket was free, I got some water boiled and began to have a shave.
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Put the peel in a large pot of water and boil it until the peel becomes tender.
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When he returned more water was boiled with leaves brought by a second neighbour summoned from her home in the upper forest.
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She was waiting for the water to boil .
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She lit the gas and filled the kettle, then warmed her hands over the lid while the water boiled .
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The water was boiling and she began to make the coffee.
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This is the principle of steam distillation. Water boils at 100°C at one atmosphere pressure.
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He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.
■ VERB
begin
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I stayed in a flea-ridden inn whilst outside the sea began to seethe and boil under a sudden black storm.
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It was the wickedness that soaks into your blood and slowly heats up and begins to boil .
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As the kettle began to boil , she realised that the mugs she needed were stowed beneath the sink.
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Cook and stir just until thickened and mixture begins to boil .
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As the water began to boil he tipped the dumplings into the bowl and stirred them gently before leaving them to cook.
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The kettle began to boil , its ill-fitting lid jerking under the pressure of the steam inside.
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First, dark clouds begin to boil in the sky, and lightning starts to crackle and fizz.
bring
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Add the stock, bring to boil and simmer for b5-20 minutes.
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Add peanuts, sugar and salt. Bring to boil .
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Heat the single cream and chocolate in a small pan until melted and then bring tot he boil .
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Stir into liquid remaining in wok. Bring to boil and cook and stir until slightly thickened.
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Add salt. Bring to boil . 3 Remove peas from refrigerator.
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Add oxtails and bring to boil .
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When reduced, add cream, bring to boil .
cook
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The broccoli that no one in the South had learned to cook , only to boil ?
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In the meantime, cook the pasta in boiling salted water.
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The stone crab is cooked by boiling .
reach
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Tensions in the neighborhood reached a boiling point.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc
make sb's blood boil
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Because I like you, Breeze, and it makes my blood boil to think of you slaving away as you do.
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It's a subject that makes my blood boil and disappointments have left me a blister short of swearing.
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It was an infuriating trait, and it made her blood boil every time he came near.
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Thinking about it now made my blood boil.
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You know, when I think about it, it still makes my blood boil.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Boil the potatoes until they are soft.
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Boil the vegetables for 10 minutes.
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Boil the water before drinking it.
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Clothes had to be boiled to prevent the disease from spreading.
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Put the spaghetti into boiling, salted water.
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The beans should be boiled rapidly for at least twenty minutes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I boil it like a tea and it helps hurry the process up, if the woman is ready.
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One afternoon that spring the weather became inordinately hot, boiling up to midsummer levels.
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She was just boiling some water when the door opened and Julius walked in.
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This got Jim's blood boiling and, driving like a tiger, he dominated from the start.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
bring
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Stir in the vermouth. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
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Mix all remaining ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil .
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Pour in the stock, bring to the boil and turn down the heat.
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Add the beans and pasta. Bring to a boil again and cook 6-8 minutes, stirring.
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Pour in water, then cover with a lid or foil and bring to the boil .
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Add stock just to cover and bring to a boil .
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Add all the remaining ingredients, bring to the boil and then simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
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Gradually stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil , stirring.
come
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While the kettle was coming to the boil I went to the toilet-In the same sentence?
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Finally the water in the kettle comes to a boil .
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Retail sales volumes are also expected to have come off the boil last month after rising strongly over the past quarter.
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Slowly stir in buttermilk and cook until mixture almost comes to a boil .
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Return to pan and stir over a low heat until it thickens and just comes to the boil .
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Stir in reserved shallots, potatoes and their liquid, and minced thyme; heat until soup comes almost to a boil .
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But it was the 38 year old veteran, Jimmy Connors, who made the blood come to the boil .
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The teakettle came to a boil and I turned the gas off.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
make sb's blood boil
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Because I like you, Breeze, and it makes my blood boil to think of you slaving away as you do.
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It's a subject that makes my blood boil and disappointments have left me a blister short of swearing.
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It was an infuriating trait, and it made her blood boil every time he came near.
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Thinking about it now made my blood boil.
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You know, when I think about it, it still makes my blood boil.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Add stock, bouquet garni, tomatoes, and browned rabbit and bring to a boil .
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Bring to the boil , reduce the heat, cover and cook for 40 minutes. 3.
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Bring to the boil , stirring continuously, and boil for 2-3 minutes.
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Finally the water in the kettle comes to a boil .
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Gradually stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil , stirring.
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Heat the milk, cream and chocolate until melted then bring to the boil .
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Place the pan on the cooker and bring the contents gradually to the boil .