boiling
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
Types & categories
- heating hypernym
- vaporisation hypernym
- decoction process hyponym
Sense 2 adverb
extremely
boiling mad
Related & opposite
- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 3 noun
cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
Types & categories
- cooking hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | heating |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vaporisation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | decoction process |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stew |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | simmer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cooking |