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• boil — I n. state of boiling 1) to bring to a boil (bring the milk to a boil) 2) to come to a boil (the water must first come to a boil) II v. 1) to boil gently; hard 2) (C) he boiled an egg for her; or: he boiled her an egg 3) (D; intr.) to boil with… …   Combinatory dictionary

• lance — 1. To incise a part, as an abscess or boil. 2. A lancet. [L. lancea, a slender spear] * * * lance lan(t)s n LANCET lance vt, lanced; lanc·ing …   Medical dictionary

• lance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin lancea Date: 14th century 1. a steel tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry 2. any of various sharp objects suggestive of a lance: as a. lancet b. a spear used for …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lance — lance1 [ læns ] noun count a very long thin pointed weapon used in the past by soldiers on horses lance lance 2 [ læns ] verb 1. ) transitive to cut an infected part of someone s skin in order to remove PUS (=yellow liquid under the skin): lance… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lance — 1 noun (C) a long thin pointed weapon that was used in the past by soldiers on horses 2 verb (T) to cut a small hole in someone s flesh with a sharp instrument to let out pus (=yellow liquid produced by infection): to lance a boil …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lance — [lans, läns] n. [OFr < L lancea, light spear, lance, orig. Spanish lance < Celt] 1. a thrusting weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal spearhead 2. LANCER 3. any sharp instrument resembling a lance, as a fish spear 4. a …   English World dictionary

• boil — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 state of boiling ADJECTIVE ▪ rolling (AmE) ▪ Bring the water to a rolling boil. VERB + BOIL ▪ bring sth to ▪ Bring the soup to the boil. (BrE …   Collocations dictionary

• lance — [[t]lɑ͟ːns, læ̱ns[/t]] lances, lancing, lanced 1) VERB: usu passive If a boil on someone s body is lanced, a small cut is made in it so that the liquid inside comes out. [MEDICAL] [have n V ed] It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.… …   English dictionary

• lance — verb Lance is used with these nouns as the object: ↑boil …   Collocations dictionary

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• steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …   Universalium