boil water — heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food | The Missing Workbook

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boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food

A1 CEFR level at which this word is typically taught. A1 is the most basic; C2 is near-native mastery. Verb + noun verb_noun

Built on water

Boil the water for at least one minute before drinking it.

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Meanings

heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food

Words Used

water A1
/ˈwɔ.tɚ/ The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals need to live.
boil A2
/bɔj(ᵻ)l/ (of a liquid) To become hot enough to bubble and turn into vapour.

More collocations

More collocations with water (8)

clean water water that is free from pollutants and safe for drinking or everyday use cold water water at a low temperature drink water consume water by swallowing it pour water tip water from a container so that it flows into something else save water use less water, especially to conserve a limited resource fresh water water from rivers, lakes, or rain that is not salty running water water supplied continuously through pipes to a building water gun a toy device that squirts water

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