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boiling point
noun
: the temperature at which a liquid begins to boil
: the point at which people might do or say something violent or might take some definite or extreme action because of anger, disagreement, etc.
Full Definition of BOILING POINT
1
: the temperature at which a liquid boils
2
a : the point at which a person becomes uncontrollably angry b : the point of crisis : head 17b <matters had reached the boiling point>
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First Known Use of BOILING POINT
1773
Related to BOILING POINT
- Synonyms
- emergency, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hour
Rhymes with BOILING POINT
at gunpoint, at knifepoint, basis point, breaking point, brownie point, cardinal point, counterpoint, Curie point, disappoint, extra point, floating-point, focal point, freezing point, growing point, ideal point, knuckle joint, melting point, miter joint, needlepoint, out of joint, pedal point, petit point, point-to-point, pressure point, rabbet joint, selling point, silverpoint, sticking point, strain a point, stretch a point, talking point, to the point, trigger point, triple point, turning point, vantage point, vowel point
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boiling point
noun boil·ing point \ˈbȯi-liŋ-ˌpȯint\
Medical Definition of BOILING POINT
: the temperature at which a liquid boils
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