I.
noun
1 state of boiling
ADJECTIVE
▪ rolling ( AmE )
▪
Bring the water to a rolling ~.
VERB + BOIL
▪ bring sth to
▪
Bring the soup to the ~. ( BrE )
▪
Bring the soup to a ~. ( AmE )
▪ come to
▪
When it comes to the ~, reduce the heat. ( BrE )
▪
When it comes to a ~, reduce the heat. ( AmE )
▪ go off ( BrE , usually figurative )
▪
He played brilliantly for the first set but then went rather off the ~.
2 infected spot
VERB + BOIL
▪ lance
▪
The doctor lanced the ~.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ furiously , rapidly , vigorously
▪
Boil the beans rapidly for ten minutes.
VERB + BOIL
▪ put sth on to
▪
I'll put the kettle on to ~.
Boil is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ kettle , ↑ pot , ↑ rage , ↑ water
Boil is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ beef , ↑ cabbage , ↑ egg , ↑ kettle , ↑ milk , ↑ pasta , ↑ potato , ↑ rice , ↑ vegetables , ↑ water