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21 scald
sko:ld
1. verb1) (to hurt with hot liquid or steam: He scalded his hand with boiling water.) escaldar, quemar con agua caliente2) (in cooking, to heat (eg milk) to just below boiling-point.) calentar
2. noun(a hurt caused by hot liquid or steam.) escaldadura- scaldingscald vb escaldartr[skɔːld]1 escaldadura1 (burn) escaldar2 (heat) calentar3 (instrument, recipient) esterilizar; (vegetables) escaldarscald ['skɔld] vt1) burn: escaldar2) heat: calentar (hasta el punto de ebullición)n.• escaldadura s.f.• quemadura s.f.v.• calentar v.• escaldar v.• limpiar con agua muy caliente v.• quemar v.
I skɔːlda) ( burn) \<\<person/skin\>\> escaldarb) ( treat with hot water) \<\<instrument\>\> esterilizar* ( con agua hirviendo); \<\<vegetables/meat\>\> escaldarc) ( heat) \<\<milk\>\> calentar* ( sin que llegue al punto de ebullición)
II
noun escaldadura f[skɔːld]1.N escaldadura f2.VT (gen) escaldar; [+ milk] calentar- run like a scalded cat* * *
I [skɔːld]a) ( burn) \<\<person/skin\>\> escaldarb) ( treat with hot water) \<\<instrument\>\> esterilizar* ( con agua hirviendo); \<\<vegetables/meat\>\> escaldarc) ( heat) \<\<milk\>\> calentar* ( sin que llegue al punto de ebullición)
II
noun escaldadura f -
22 boil away
intransitive verb1) (continue boiling) weiterkochen2) (evaporate completely) verkochen* * *vi verkochen* * *vi1) (= go on boiling) weiterkochen2) (= evaporate completely) verdampfen* * *A v/ib) weiterkochen2. verdampfen3. fig abkühlen (Interesse etc)B v/t verdampfen lassen* * *intransitive verb1) (continue boiling) weiterkochen2) (evaporate completely) verkochen -
23 boil up
1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbkochen; (fig.) sich zuspitzen* * *◆ boil upI. vt▪ to \boil up up ⇆ sth etw aufkochen* * *vi2) (fig)he could feel the anger boiling up in him — er fühlte, wie die Wut in ihm aufstieg
* * *boil up v/i1. aufkochen:anger was boiling up in him Wut stieg in ihm auf2. Tee machen3. fig sich zusammenbrauen (Unheil etc)* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbkochen; (fig.) sich zuspitzen* * *v.aufkochen v. -
24 poach
I [pəu ] verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) pochere- poachedII [pəu ] verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.) drive krybskytteri- poacher* * *I [pəu ] verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) pochere- poachedII [pəu ] verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.) drive krybskytteri- poacher -
25 stock
[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) lager2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) forsyning; forråd3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) besætning4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) obligation5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) suppesky6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) skaft2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) standard-3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) føre2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) forsyne•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) oplagre- stock-taking
- stock up
- take stock* * *[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) lager2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) forsyning; forråd3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) besætning4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) obligation5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) suppesky6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) skaft2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) standard-3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) føre2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) forsyne•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) oplagre- stock-taking
- stock up
- take stock -
26 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) ferver2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) cozer•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculo* * *boil1[bɔil] n furúnculo.————————boil2[bɔil] n 1 fervura. 2 ebulição, ato de ferver. 3 ponto de ebulição. 4 corrente ascendente. • vt+vi 1 ferver, estar em ebulição. the kettle is boiling / a água (na chaleira) está fervendo. 2 fazer ferver, aquecer até ferver. 3 cozinhar, cozer. 4 esterilizar por fervura. 5 ficar excitado ou nervoso. 6 mover-se violentamente, espumar, estar revolto (maré). 7 separar ou evaporar mediante ebulição. the water boiled away / a água evaporou-se. on the boil a) em ebulição. b) fig agitado, excitado. she made his blood boil ela o enfureceu. to boil down a) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this / a história resume-se a isto. to boil gently cozinhar em fogo brando. to boil over a) transbordar durante a fervura. b) descontrolar-se, irritar-se. his feelings boiled over with rage / ele ferveu de raiva. to give a boil-up requentar. to keep at the boil manter em ebulição. -
27 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
28 scald
[sko:ld] 1. verb1) (to hurt with hot liquid or steam: He scalded his hand with boiling water.) popariti (se)2) (in cooking, to heat (eg milk) to just below boiling-point.) popariti2. noun(a hurt caused by hot liquid or steam.) opeklina- scalding* * *I [skɔ:ld]1.nounopeklina (od vrele vode);2.transitive verbpopariti (z vrelo vodo); culinary popariti (in oskubsti), opeči; segreti (mleko) skoraj do vrenja, zakuhatiscalding hot — vrel, vročto scald (out) — prekuhati, sterilizirati (posodo, instrumente); intransitive verb opeči se; (boleče) pečiII [skɔ:ld]1.archaic dialectalkrasta, grinta;2.adjectivekrastav, grintav; revenIII [skɔ:ld]nounskald (pevec in pesnik starih Skandinavcev) -
29 immerse
transitive verb1) (dip) [ein]tauchen2) (cause to be under water) versenken3)be immersed in thought/ one's work — (fig.): (involved deeply) in Gedanken versunken/in seine Arbeit vertieft sein
* * *[i'mə:s](to put completely under the surface of a liquid: She immersed the vegetables in boiling water.) eintauchen- academic.ru/36924/immersion">immersion- immersion heater* * *im·merse[ɪˈmɜ:s, AM ɪˈmɜ:rs]vt1. (dunk)▪ to \immerse sth etw eintauchen\immerse the shells in boiling water for two minutes geben Sie die Muscheln für zwei Minuten in kochendes Wasser2. (become absorbed in)to be \immersed in a book/one's thoughts/one's work in ein Buch/in Gedanken/in seine Arbeit vertieft sein3. (baptize)* * *[ɪ'mɜːs]vt1) (lit) eintauchen (in in +acc)2) (fig)* * *1. (ein)tauchen (in in akk), untertauchen3. einbetten, -graben ( beide:in in akk)he immersed himself in his work er vergrub sich in seine Arbeit* * *transitive verb1) (dip) [ein]tauchen2) (cause to be under water) versenken3)be immersed in thought/ one's work — (fig.): (involved deeply) in Gedanken versunken/in seine Arbeit vertieft sein
* * *v.eintauchen v.tauchen v. -
30 pot
I 1. noun1) (cooking vessel) [Koch]topf, dergo to pot — (coll.) den Bach runtergehen (ugs.)
a pot of tea — eine Kanne Tee; (in café etc.) ein Kännchen Tee
4) (coll.): (large sum)2. transitive verb,a pot of/pots of — massenweise; jede Menge
- tt-1) (put in container[s]) in einen Topf/in Töpfe füllen2) (put in plant pot)pot [up] — eintopfen
3) (kill) abschießen; abknallen (ugs. abwertend)4) (Brit. Billiards, Snooker) einlochenII noun* * *[pot] 1. noun(any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants: a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea.) der Topf2. verb(to plant in a pot.) eintopfen- academic.ru/57113/potted">potted- pothole
- pot-shot
- take pot luck* * *pot1n abbrev of potentiometerpot2[pɒt, AM pɑ:t]to smoke \pot Pot rauchenpot3[pɒt, AM pɑ:t]I. n\pots and pans Töpfe und Pfannenpaint \pot Farbtopf m3. (amount)a \pot of coffee/tea eine Kanne Kaffee/Teemake a fresh \pot [of tea] mach noch mal Teeterracotta \pot Terrakottatopf m▪ \pots pl jede Mengeto have \pots of money steinreich sein, jede Menge [o massenhaft] Geld habenshe's got \pots of money sie hat Geld wie Heu fam12.▶ it's [a case of] the \pot calling the kettle black ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr▶ to go to \pot ( fam) vor die Hunde gehen fam, auf den Hund kommen fam; country, economy, business den Bach runtergehen fam; hopes sich akk zerschlagen; plan ins Wasser fallen fig▶ \pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ein unerfüllter Wunschshe's still searching for that \pot of gold sie jagt immer noch ihrem Traum hinterher▶ to keep the \pot boiling sich/jdn über Wasser halten▶ to let sth go to \pot etw verwildern lassenII. vt<- tt->1. (put in pot)▪ to \pot sth [up] plants etw eintopfen [o in einen Topf pflanzen]; food etw in Töpfe [o einen Topf] füllen2. (shoot)to \pot the black/green die schwarze/grüne Kugel einlochenIII. vi* * *[pɒt]1. n1) Topf m; (= teapot, coffee pot) Kanne f; (dated = tankard) Krug m; (= lobster pot) Korb m; (= chimneypot) Kaminaufsatz ma pint pot — ≈ ein Humpen m
that's (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black (prov) — ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr (prov)
to go to pot (inf) (person, business) — auf den Hund kommen (inf); (plan, arrangement) ins Wasser fallen (inf)
2) (inf3) (inf= important person)
a big pot — ein hohes Tier (inf)4) (inf: marijuana) Pot nt (sl)7) (= potshot) Schuss m aufs Geratewohl8) (inf: potbelly) Spitzbauch m2. vt2) plant eintopfen3) (= shoot) game schießen3. vi1)to pot at — schießen auf (+acc)
2) (inf: make pottery) töpfern (inf)* * *pot1 [pɒt; US pɑt]A s1. (Blumen-, Koch-, Nacht- etc) Topf m:it’s (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black umg ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr;go to pot umga) vor die Hunde gehen, auf den Hund kommen (Person),b) kaputtgehen (Sache),c) ins Wasser fallen (Pläne, Vorhaben etc);a) sich über Wasser halten,b) die Sache in Schwung halten;a pot of money sl ein Heidengeld;he has pots of money sl er hat Geld wie Heu2. a) Kanne fb) Bierkanne f, Bierkrug mc) Kännchen n, Portion f (Tee etc)3. TECH Tiegel m, Gefäß n:pot annealing Kastenglühen n;pot galvanization Feuerverzinkung f4. SPORT sl Pokal m5. Pot m, (Spiel)Einsatz m6. Fischfang:b) Hummerkorb m, -falle f8. sl Pot n:a) Hasch n (Haschisch):smoke pot haschen, kiffen (beide sl)b) Grass n (Marihuana):smoke pot kiffen slB v/t1. a) in einen Topf tun, Pflanzen eintopfen:potted plant Topfpflanze fb) (in einem Topf) kochen2. Fleisch einlegen, einmachen:potted meat Fleischkonserven pl;potted ham Büchsen-, Dosenschinken m3. umg ein Kind aufs Töpfchen setzen5. umg einheimsen, erbeuten6. einen Billardball einlochen7. eine Keramik herstellenC v/i umg (los)ballern (at auf akk)* * *I 1. noun1) (cooking vessel) [Koch]topf, dergo to pot — (coll.) den Bach runtergehen (ugs.)
2) (container, contents) Topf, der; (teapot, coffee-pot) Kanne, diea pot of tea — eine Kanne Tee; (in café etc.) ein Kännchen Tee
4) (coll.): (large sum)2. transitive verb,a pot of/pots of — massenweise; jede Menge
- tt-1) (put in container[s]) in einen Topf/in Töpfe füllenpot [up] — eintopfen
3) (kill) abschießen; abknallen (ugs. abwertend)4) (Brit. Billiards, Snooker) einlochenII noun* * *n.Kanne -n f.Kessel - m.Kochtopf -¨e m.Topf ¨-e m. -
31 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) sjóða2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) sjóða•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) graftarkÿli -
32 boil
kelés, forráspont, furunkulus to boil: forral, forr, vízben főz* * *I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) forr(al)2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) főz•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) kelés -
33 boil
n. kızışma, son radde, galeyan, çıban————————v. kaynatmak, fokurdatmak, haşlamak, kaynamak, fokurdamak, haşlanmak, galeyana gelmek, köpürmek* * *1. kaynat (v.) 2. kayna 3. kaynama (n.)* * *I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) kayna(t)mak2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) haşlamak•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) çıban -
34 boil
• paise• vimmastua• ajos• porista• raivostua• kiehauttaa• kiihtyä• kiehahtaa• kiehua• kiehuttaa• keittää• kimpaantua• kimmastua• furunkkelimedicine, veterinary• märkäpaise• myhkyrä• mätäpaise• suuttua• äkämä• kuohua• kuohahtaa* * *I boil verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) keittää, kiehua2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) keittää•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II boil noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) äkämä -
35 boil
[bɔɪl] 1. vtPhrasal Verbs:2. vi 3. nczyrak mto come to the ( BRIT) or a (US) boil — zagotować się ( perf)
* * *I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) gotować się2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) gotować•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) czyrak -
36 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) vārīt; vārīties2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) vārīt•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furunkuls; augonis* * *augonis, furunkuls; vārīšanās punkts; vārīt; vārīties, mutuļot; skaisties, dusmoties -
37 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) virti2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) virti•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) skaudulys, furunkulas -
38 boil
n. böld; kokning; kokpunkt--------v. koka* * *I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) koka []2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) koka, sjuda•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) böld -
39 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) vařit (se)2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) (u)vařit•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) nežit* * *• vařit• uvařit -
40 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) variť (sa), vrieť2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) (dať) variť•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) vyrážka* * *• vriet• varit (sa)• bod varu
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boil down — verb Date: 1731 transitive verb 1. to reduce in bulk by boiling 2. condense, summarize < boil down a report > intransitive verb 1. to undergo reduction in bulk by boiling … New Collegiate Dictionary
overboil — verb 1. overflow or cause to overflow while boiling The milk is boiling over • Syn: ↑boil over • Hypernyms: ↑boil • Verb Frames: Something s 2. boil excessively … Useful english dictionary
boil up phrasal — verb 1 (I) if a situation or emotion boils up, it reaches a dangerous level: She could sense that trouble was boiling up at work. 2 (transitive boil something up) to heat food or a liquid until it begins to boil: Boil the fruit up with sugar. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
burn — verb 1) the shed was burning Syn: be on fire, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up, go up in smoke, be in flames, be aflame; smolder, glow 2) he burned the letters Syn: set fire to, se … Thesaurus of popular words
boil over — verb overflow or cause to overflow while boiling The milk is boiling over • Syn: ↑overboil • Hypernyms: ↑boil • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
seethe — verb 1》 (of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling. ↘archaic cook (food) by boiling. 2》 be filled with intense but unexpressed anger. 3》 be crowded with people or things moving about in a rapid or hectic way. Derivatives seething… … English new terms dictionary