BOILING POINT

{n.} 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils. * /The boiling point of water is 272{sup}o{/sup} Fahrenheit./ 2. The time when you become very angry. * /He has a low boiling point./ * /After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point./ * /When John made the same mistake for the fourth time, his teacher reached the boiling point./ Compare: BLOW UP(1b), MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL.