boiled
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- half-boiled adjective
- semiboiled adjective
- unboiled adjective
- well-boiled adjective
Etymology
Origin of boiled
Example Sentences
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Stella's Gingerbread house plushie is an "Amuseable", a line of toys with tiny faces modelled on inanimate objects from toilet rolls to boiled eggs.
From BBC
Shorting can be boiled down to betting that the value of an asset will fall, rather than rise, over a given period.
From MarketWatch
Aware that tap water is unsafe to drink, the family said they boiled the milk–water mixture and allowed it to cool before feeding Avyan.
From BBC
The issue boiled over at a tense City Council meeting earlier this month, where city leaders rebuffed the mayor’s request to significantly increase police hiring.
From Los Angeles Times
To my mind, any entertainment involving global conflicts—boiled down to the action-oriented essentials, with muscled brothers in arms and impenetrable dialogue delivered largely in acronyms—is perfectly suited to these dark, divided times.
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