boiled

CEFRA2

/bɔɪld/

noun · verb · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Cooked in hot water.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Cooked in boiling water.

Examples

  • Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.

  • The milk boiled over.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Having reached the boiling point.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of boil

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. very hot

More examples

In context

  • I got a closing at four o'clock in the Chrysler building and I'm boiled as an owl.

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