boil
noun
the boil state of boiling
VERB + BOIL come to Just before the milk comes to the boil, turn down the heat.| bring sth to Bring the soup to the boil, then simmer for five minutes.| go off (usually figurative) He played brilliantly for the first set but then went rather off the boil.
infected spot
VERB + BOIL burst, lance The doctor lanced the boil.
BOIL + VERB erupt A boil had erupted on his neck.| burst
