boil-wash

  • 1boil wash — noun a) The high temperature programme on a washing machine b) A wash using this programme See Also: boil wash …

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  • 2boil-wash — verb To use the boil wash programme on a washing machine …

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  • 5wash|boil|er — «WOSH BOY luhr, WSH », noun. a large metal receptacle with a removable cover, for boiling clothes, table linen, and the like …

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  • 6boil — boil1 S3 [bɔıl] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla bubble ] 1.) [I and T] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gas boil at ▪ The solution boiled at 57.4°C. ▪… …

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  • 7boil — boil1 [ bɔıl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes so hot that there are BUBBLES in it and it starts to become a gas: When the water boils, add the rice. Boil some milk in a pan. put something… …

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  • 8boil — I UK [bɔɪl] / US verb Word forms boil : present tense I/you/we/they boil he/she/it boils present participle boiling past tense boiled past participle boiled * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes so hot …

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  • 9boil — 1 verb 1 (I, T) when a liquid boils it is hot enough to turn into gas: Put the spaghetti into plenty of boiling, salted water. (+ at): Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. | We were advised to boil the water before drinking it. 2 (I, T) if… …

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  • 10wash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clean, cleanse, deterge, bathe, lave; wet, soak, rinse, drench; purify; irrigate, inundate, flood; scrub, swab, launder; paint, tint, color; sweep; lap, lick; brim over, overflow. See cleanness,… …

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