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boileau
nounC2
/ˈbwɑːləʊ/A proper noun referring to the French poet, critic, and translator Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711).
boileau-despreaux
nounVery Low
/ˌbwɑːləʊ deɪˈpreɪəʊ/A surname or reference to Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636–1711), a famous French poet, satirist, and critic.
boiled dinner
nounC2
/ˌbɔɪld ˈdɪnə(r)/A one-pot dish consisting of meat (often corned beef) and root vegetables boiled together.
boiled dressing
nounLow
/bɔɪld ˈdrɛsɪŋ/A type of salad dressing made by cooking ingredients such as eggs, flour, sugar, vinegar, and milk or cream into a thickened, creamy consistency, then cooling it before use.
boiled oil
nounLow
/ˌbɔɪld ˈɔɪl/Linseed or other drying oil that has been heated to increase its viscosity and drying speed.
boiled shirt
nounC2
/ˌbɔɪld ˈʃɜːt/A formal, stiff-fronted white dress shirt, typically worn with a tailcoat or white tie.
boiled sweet
nounC1
/ˌbɔɪld ˈswiːt/A type of hard sugar candy made by boiling sugar syrup until hard, often brightly coloured and fruit-flavoured.
boiler
nounB2
/ˈbɔɪlə/A container in which water is heated to produce steam or hot water, typically for central heating or industrial processes.
boiler horsepower
nounC1+
/ˈbɔɪlə ˈhɔːsˌpaʊə/A specific, historical unit of measurement for the power output of a steam boiler.
boiler room
nounB2
/ˈbɔɪ.lə ˌruːm/A room containing a boiler or boilers for central heating or hot water.
boiler suit
nounB2
/ˈbɔɪ.lə ˌsuːt/A one-piece garment covering the torso and legs, worn over clothes to protect them from dirt and damage during manual work.
boilermaker
nounC1
/ˈbɔɪləˌmeɪkə/A person who makes, installs, or repairs boilers.
boilerplate
nounverbC1
/ˈbɔɪləpleɪt/Standardized, formulaic, or generic text that can be reused in multiple documents or contexts without significant change.
boiling
adjectiveadverbnounB1
/ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ/The process of a liquid reaching its vaporization point and bubbling vigorously; extremely hot.
boiling point
nounB2
/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɔɪnt/The temperature at which a liquid boils and turns to vapour under standard atmospheric pressure.
boiling-water reactor
nounC2
/ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ ˌwɔː.tə rɪˈæk.tə/A nuclear reactor design in which ordinary (light) water is used as both coolant and neutron moderator; the water is allowed to boil in the core to produce steam which directly drives electricity-generating turbines.
boilover
nounIntermediate
/ˈbɔɪlˌəʊvə/A sudden, dramatic, and unexpected outcome in a sports match or competition, where a heavily favoured competitor loses to a clear underdog.
boink
verb-ambitransitiveVery Low
/bɔɪŋk/A light, bouncing, percussive sound; a playful or comic imitation of the sound of a light impact.
bois brule
nounVery Low
/ˌbwɑː ˈbruːleɪ/A historical term for a person of mixed Indigenous (especially Métis) and European (especially French) ancestry in North America.
bois d'arc
nounVery Low
/ˌbwɑː ˈdɑːk/A thorny North American tree (Maclura pomifera), also known as Osage orange, noted for its extremely hard, durable, yellow-orange wood and its inedible, wrinkled green fruit.

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