Phrase Hound found 33 phrases and 9 compound words that contain boiled. The most common are listed below. Open boiled in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 33
- boiled eggAn egg which has been cooked in the shell in boiling water. It can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled.
- boiled eggsplural of boiled egg: An egg which has been cooked in the shell in boiling water. It can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled.
- hard-boiledOf a boiled egg, cooked to a solid consistency.
- soft-boiledcooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny
- boiled frogAlternative form of boiling frog: A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until it is too late.
- boiled dinnerSynonym of Jiggs dinner (“traditional meal of salted beef boiled with vegetables”).
- boiled dressingA kind of salad dressing made with egg yolk and cooked over boiling water.
- boiled sweetA hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.
- boiled sweetsplural of boiled sweet: A hard sweet, made by boiling sugar, which gradually dissolves when sucked.
- boiled custardCrème anglaise served as a hot drink, popular in the American South in the Christmas season.
- boiled awaysimple past and past participle of boil away
- boiled dinnersplural of boiled dinner: Synonym of Jiggs dinner (“traditional meal of salted beef boiled with vegetables”).
- boiled downsimple past and past participle of boil down
- boiled frogsplural of boiled frog: A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until it is too late.
- boiled offsimple past and past participle of boil off
- boiled oversimple past and past participle of boil over
- boiled upsimple past and past participle of boil up
- double boiledsimple past and past participle of double boil
- half-boiledpartially cooked
- boiled dressingsplural of boiled dressing: A kind of salad dressing made with egg yolk and cooked over boiling water.
- boiled the oceansimple past and past participle of boil the ocean
- ate boiled crowsimple past of eat boiled crow
- eat boiled crowSynonym of eat crow: To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
- eaten boiled crowpast participle of eat boiled crow: To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
- eating boiled crowpresent participle and gerund of eat boiled crow
Compound words 9
- preboiledboiled in advance
- nonboiledNot boiled.
- semiboiledBeing or relating to a soapmaking process in which the soap is heated but does not reach boiling point.
- hardboiledAlternative spelling of hard-boiled: Of a boiled egg, cooked to a solid consistency.
- parboiledsimple past and past participle of parboil
- overboiledsimple past and past participle of overboil
- potboiledsimple past and past participle of potboil
- softboiledAlternative spelling of soft-boiled: cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny
- underboiledsimple past and past participle of underboil