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Synonyms of boil

15 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for boil is plaw. Other synonyms of boil are do, well and cook. The opposite of boil is condense.

Synonyms and similar words for boil

nounA localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

  • abscessA cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.
  • carbuncleAn abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by...
  • cystA pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural...
  • furuncleA boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.
  • pimple
  • pustule

verbTo heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

  • seetheTo boil (something); especially, to cook (food) by boiling or stewing; also, to keep (something) boiling.
  • well
  • plawTo boil; seethe.
  • cook
  • do

verbTo be uncomfortably hot.

verbTo feel uncomfortably hot.

  • stewTo suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.

Opposite of boil

verbTo heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

verbTo be uncomfortably hot.

Meaning of boil

  1. noun A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
  2. noun The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
  3. noun An instance of boiling.

Full definition of boil

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Questions about synonyms of boil

What is another word for boil?
Boil has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as plaw, do, well and cook.
What is the opposite of boil?
The opposite of boil is condense.
What does boil mean?
Boil means a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

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