(soft-boiled)
1soft-boiled — adj an egg that is soft boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but the yellow part in the centre is still liquid →↑hard boiled …
2soft-boiled — [ ,sɔft bɔıld ] adjective a soft boiled egg is cooked for a short time, so that the yellow part is still soft or liquid ─ compare HARD BOILED …
3soft-boiled — [sôft′boild΄, säft′boild΄] adj. boiled only a short time so that the yolk is still soft: said of an egg …
4soft-boiled — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an egg) lightly boiled, leaving the yolk soft or liquid …
5soft-boiled — soft′ boiled′ adj. coo (of an egg) boiled in the shell only until yolk and white are partially set • Etymology: 1900–05 …
6soft-boiled — ADJ A soft boiled egg is one that has been boiled for only a few minutes, so that the yellow part is still liquid. Ant: hard boiled …
7soft-boiled — adjective an egg that is soft boiled is boiled long enough for the white part to become solid, but not the yellow part in the centre compare hardboiled …
8soft-boiled — UK [ˌsɒft ˈbɔɪld] / US [ˌsɔft ˈbɔɪld] adjective a soft boiled egg is cooked for a short time, so that the yellow part is still soft or liquid • See: hard boiled …
9soft-boiled — adj. Soft boiled is used with these nouns: ↑egg …
10soft-boiled — adjective 1. easily moved to pity or sorrow a softhearted judge • Syn: ↑softhearted • Ant: ↑hardhearted (for: ↑softhearted) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
