boiler
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈbɔɪlər/
- UK
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- Put the olive oil in your double boiler setup and add the wax.
I've, I've got like my little bullet water boiler that I'm just like to make like quick meals and stuff.
- I've, I've got like my little bullet water boiler that I'm just like to make like quick meals and stuff.
Examples
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Or a double boiler -
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In a double boiler, blend condensed milk, dark and milk chocolate chips, and vanilla.
Blog text (4) -
Tom took one look at that boiler and knew for certain that this was the boiler of his dreams.
Fiction book (2000) -
Help me with the boiler!
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I'll put these on the boiler.
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In the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips with the shortening, stirring frequently.
Fiction book (1993) -
After she put the pans into the oven, she got out the double boiler to make boiled icing.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dunte Simmons lifted steaming sheets and clothes from the copper boiler, then set them through the wringer.
Fiction book (1994) -
Laundresses preferred copper boilers because they did not rust and stain the clothing the way iron would.
Blog text (16) -
To make a delicate sauce, use a boiler to melt the butter gently without burning it.
Synonyms
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1.0
A round container used for cooking or holding plants
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1.0
Deep pan with a long handle used for boiling or stewing food on a stove
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1.0
A container with a handle and spout for boiling water
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4.8
A large metal pot for boiling liquids over an open fire
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3.7
Two pans, one above the other, used to melt chocolate or gently heat food
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2.3
A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food
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8.2
A large metal pot with a lid and handle that people use to boil food over a fire
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4.3
A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food
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2.4
A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups
A deep pot with a lid for cooking food slowly
A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly
A large heavy pot used for cooking soup or stew
A small clay pot for cooking or heating food
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A closed tank that heats water to make steam to power machines or heat buildings
- Specialized
A small machine on a ship that makes steam or hot water when the main system is off
- Specialized
A machine that burns fuel in a hot layer of small particles to make steam more efficiently and cleanly
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Etymology
Boiler comes from the verb boil, meaning 'to heat until it makes bubbles', and the ending -er, meaning 'something that does', so a boiler is simply a big metal pot used to boil or stew food or to do heavy washing.