Boil vs. Concrete

Boilnoun

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

Boilnoun

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.

Boilnoun

A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.

Boilnoun

The collective noun for a group of hawks.

Boilverb

(transitive) To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Boilverb

To cook in boiling water.

Boilverb

(intransitive) Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas, seethe.

Boilverb

Said of weather being uncomfortably hot.

Boilverb

To feel uncomfortably hot. See also seethe.

Boilverb

To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.

Boilverb

(obsolete) To steep or soak in warm water.

Boilverb

To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.

Boilverb

To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.

Boilverb

To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point; to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils.

Boilverb

To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.

Boilverb

To pass from a liquid to an aëriform state or vapor when heated; as, the water boils away.

Boilverb

To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid; as, his blood boils with anger.

Boilverb

To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes are boiling.

Boilverb

To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water.

Boilverb

To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt.

Boilverb

To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes.

Boilverb

To steep or soak in warm water.

Boilnoun

Act or state of boiling.

Boilnoun

A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.

Boilnoun

a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core

Boilnoun

the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level;

Boilverb

come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor;

Boilverb

cook in boiling liquid;

Boilverb

bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point;

Boilverb

be agitated;

Boilverb

be in an agitated emotional state;

Boilverb

(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour

Boilverb

(with reference to a kettle, pan, or other container) heat or be heated until the liquid inside starts to boil

Boilverb

(with reference to food) cook or be cooked by immersing in boiling water or stock

Boilverb

wash or sterilize in very hot water

Boilverb

execute (someone) by subjecting them to the heat of boiling liquid

Boilverb

(of the sea or clouds) be turbulent and stormy

Boilverb

(of a person or strong emotion) be stirred up

Boilnoun

the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapour

Boilnoun

the process of heating a liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour

Boilnoun

a state of great activity or excitement

Boilnoun

a sudden rise of a fish at a fly

Boilnoun

a casual outdoor meal at which shellfish is prepared by boiling

Boilnoun

a dish of shellfish boiled in a large pot with sweetcorn, potatoes, and other ingredients

Boilnoun

an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused typically by the infection of a hair follicle.

Boil

A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in a painful swollen area on the skin caused by an accumulation of pus and dead tissue.

Concreteadjective

Real, actual, tangible.

Concreteadjective

Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.

Concreteadjective

Particular, specific, rather than general.

Concreteadjective

United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.

Concreteadjective

Made of concrete, a building material.

Concretenoun

(obsolete) A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.

Concretenoun

Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

Concretenoun

(logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

Concretenoun

Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

Concretenoun

(US) A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.

Concreteverb

To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

Concreteverb

To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

Concreteverb

To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.

Concreteadjective

United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate particles into one mass; united in a solid form.

Concreteadjective

Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; - opposed to abstract.

Concretenoun

A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body.

Concretenoun

A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures.

Concretenoun

A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

Concretenoun

Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

Concreteverb

To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or solid body.

Concreteverb

To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of separate particles.

Concreteverb

To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.

Concretenoun

a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water

Concreteverb

cover with cement;

Concreteverb

form into a solid mass; coalesce

Concreteadjective

capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary;

Concreteadjective

formed by the coalescence of particles

Concreteadjective

existing in a material or physical form; not abstract

Concreteadjective

specific; definite

Concreteadjective

(of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an abstract quality, state, or action.

Concretenoun

a building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, which can be spread or poured into moulds and forms a mass resembling stone on hardening

Concreteverb

cover (an area) with concrete

Concreteverb

fix in position with concrete

Concreteverb

form (something) into a mass; solidify

Concreteverb

make real or concrete instead of abstract

Concrete

Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. In the past, lime based cement binders, such as lime putty, were often used but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement or with Portland cement to form Portland cement concrete (named for its visual resemblance to Portland stone).