ameboid | (adjective) like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) | Synonyms: amoeboid |
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amoeboid | (adjective) like an amoeba (especially in having a variable irregular shape) | Synonyms: ameboid |
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boil | (noun) the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level | Synonyms: boiling point |
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(noun) a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus | Synonyms: furuncle |
(verb) immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes | - |
(verb) come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor | - |
(verb) bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point | - |
(verb) be in an agitated emotional state | Synonyms: seethe |
(verb) be agitated | Synonyms: churn, moil, roil |
boiled | (adjective) cooked in hot water | Synonyms: poached, stewed |
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boiler | (noun) sealed vessel where water is converted to steam | Synonyms: steam boiler |
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(noun) a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid | Synonyms: kettle |
boilerplate | (noun) thick plate iron used in the production of boilers | - |
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(noun) standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories | - |
boilersuit | (noun) a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work | Synonyms: boilers suit, overall |
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boiling | (noun) cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | Synonyms: simmering, stewing |
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(noun) the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas | - |
(adverb) passionately or agitatedly | - |
boisterous | (adjective) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline | Synonyms: rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly |
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(adjective) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits | Synonyms: knockabout |
(adjective) violently agitated and turbulent | Synonyms: fierce, rough |
boisterously | (adverb) in a carefree manner | Synonyms: rollickingly |
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boisterousness | (noun) the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained | - |
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(noun) a turbulent and stormy state of the sea | - |
booboisie | (noun) class consisting of all those who are considered boobs | - |
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cuboid | (adjective) shaped like a cube | Synonyms: cube-shaped, cubelike, cubical, cubiform, cuboidal |
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(noun) a rectangular parallelepiped | - |
cuboidal | (adjective) shaped like a cube | Synonyms: cube-shaped, cubelike, cubical, cubiform, cuboid |
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framboise | (noun) the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange | Synonyms: European raspberry, Rubus idaeus, wild raspberry |
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garboil | (noun) a state of commotion and noise and confusion | Synonyms: tumult, tumultuousness, uproar |
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gumboil | (noun) a boil or abscess on the gums | - |
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hautbois | (noun) a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece | Synonyms: hautboy, oboe |
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oboist | (noun) a musician who plays the oboe | - |
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overboil | (verb) overflow or cause to overflow while boiling | Synonyms: boil over |
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(verb) boil excessively | - |
parboil | (verb) cook (vegetables) briefly | Synonyms: blanch |
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potboiler | (noun) a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot) | - |
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pourboire | (noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | Synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, tip |
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rhomboid | (adjective) shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid | Synonyms: rhomboidal |
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(noun) any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade | Synonyms: rhomboid muscle |
(noun) a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal | - |
rhomboidal | (adjective) shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid | Synonyms: rhomboid |
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