noun
1. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
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they brought the water to a boil
• Syn: ↑boil
• Hypernyms: ↑temperature
2. being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over
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after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point
• Hypernyms: ↑excitability, ↑excitableness, ↑volatility
Useful english dictionary. 2012.