Boyle

[ boil ]

/ bɔɪl /

noun

Kay,1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.

Robert,1627–91, English chemist and physicist.

T. Co·ragh·es·san

[kaw rag-uh-suh n] /kɔ ˈræg ə sən/, born 1948, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

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Examples from the Web for boyle

So I begin polishing, Boyle begins to make preliminary drawings, and things are buzzing.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Boyle and I help him back to his desk, where he sits numbly, beyond the help of those who would help him.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Federal officials spent Wednesday arresting members of the Boyle Heights-based street gang which has strong ties to La Eme.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just Boyle taking a bullet in the butt, which is funny and serious.
Imagine Andy Samberg as Your Best Man|Kevin Fallon|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In a bitter four-way primary, Boyle was attacked as both pro-life and anti-public education.
What Democratic Revolt? Moderate Cruises in PA-13 Primary|David Freedlander|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Boyle arrived next morning, having started as soon as the messenger bearing news of the tragedy reached the ranch.
Claim Number One|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
This is a better and a shorter way of expressing both Boyle's law and Dalton's law.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc
To which Sir Boyle Roache replied, that this could be easily remedied, by making the under-leathers of wood.
Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions|Various
Miss Boyle gathered herself together and took a step towards her cousin.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen
I had liked it better if such had been your tone with regard to Miss Boyle.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for boyle

Boyle

/ (bɔɪl) /

noun

Robert . 1627–91, Irish scientist who helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy. He established that air has weight and studied the behaviour of gases; author of The Sceptical Chymist (1661)

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Science definitions for boyle

Boyle

[ boil ]

Robert 1627-1691

English physicist and chemist who is regarded as a founder of modern chemistry. Boyle rejected the traditional theory that all matter was composed of four elements and defined an element as a substance that cannot be reduced to other, simpler substances or produced by combining simpler substances. Boyle also conducted important physics experiments with Robert Hooke that led to the development of Boyle's law.