boiling water
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- noun
- /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˈwɔːtər/
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- Her first job as a child was to fish pierogi out of the boiling water with a long slotted spoon.
- a pot of boiling water
I've just been to get a jug of boiling water out the urn.
- I've just been to get a jug of boiling water out the urn.
- And he was going on over me threatening to throw boiling water over a screw, right?
- Just like the frog in the boiling water.
- And so basically, like when you take a lobster or crab and you throw it in boiling water, that is abusive.
- Did you skin your potatoes pop, pop them in a little bath of boiling water and mash them up with cream and butter?
- First, he detailed how he would pour boiling water on their bare skin along with flaying, stripping, and cutting their flesh before removing their heads.
Examples
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In culinary recipes, it's common to use boiling water to prepare pasta or noodles.
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To make the soup, first, you need to bring a pot of boiling water to a rapid simmer.
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Get her some boiling water.
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I put boiling water in it.
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We put them in a pot of boiling water that our mother has ready for us.
Fiction book (1997) -
The woman had been boiling water in preparation to cook.
Academic text (2008) -
I just put lots of boiling water with lots of tea and just let it steep until it's nice and bitter.
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Mum poured boiling water over the tea and covered the pot with its cozy.
Fiction book (1994) -
The mixture was heated in boiling water for 20 min, and then quickly cooled in an ice bath.
Academic text (2013) -
My mother pours boiling water into a pan of lime Jell-O mix.
Fiction book (1990)
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'water heated to its boiling point' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'boiling' (the process of a liquid changing into gas / heated to boiling) with 'water' (H₂O). This is a literal adjective–noun composition found across languages and follows basic compositional patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Boiling water gives a simple picture: water that is boiling and making big bubbles as it turns to 'steam'. That's why boiling water means water that is very hot and can burn you.