Word Network: boil

24 connections found

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"You should boil the potatoes for about fifteen minutes until they are soft."

B1

Learn it in Context (2)

Frevo

arts

Tom Yum Goong

cuisine

This Word in Other Languages (10)

끓이다
Korean
沸かす
Japanese
茹でる
Japanese
煮开
Chinese
煮鸡蛋
Chinese
烧水
Chinese
煮面
Chinese
끓어넘치다
Korean
삶다
Korean
उबलना
Hindi

Grammar Connections (5)

Accept vs. Except: What's the Difference?

confusable-words
B1

Reporting What People Said (Tense Backshift)

passive_reported
B1

Using 'It' as a Placeholder (Anticipatory It)

sentence_structure
B2

First Conditional Questions: Asking About the Future

verb_moods
B1

Going to: Future Plans & Intentions

verbs_tenses
A2

Used in Phrases (6)

phrasal verbs with boil meaning

Phrasal verbs that use 'boil' as the main verb.

a watched pot never boils

Patience needed.

B1

boil up

To heat a liquid until it boils. Figuratively, it describes a negative emotion, like anger or anxiety, that starts to build inside someone.

B1

boil something down

To reduce a large amount of information into a much shorter, more essential summary.

C1

boil away

To evaporate completely through boiling, leaving none of the liquid behind.

B2

boil dry

To heat a container with liquid until all the liquid has evaporated, often burning the contents.

B2
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