boil vs quiet

boil

noun
  • The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point. 

  • A dish of boiled food, especially seafood. 

  • A social event at which people gather to boil and eat food, especially seafood. (Compare a bake or clambake.) 

  • The collective noun for a group of hawks. 

  • A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. 

verb
  • To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation. 

  • To feel uncomfortably hot. 

  • To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid. 

  • To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil. 

  • To begin to turn into a gas, seethe. 

  • To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. 

  • To be uncomfortably hot. 

  • To cook in boiling water. 

  • To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce. 

quiet

verb
  • To become quiet or calm. 

  • To cause (someone or something) to become quiet. 

adj
  • Not busy, of low quantity. 

  • Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved. 

  • With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. 

  • Not showy; undemonstrative. 

  • Requiring little or no interaction. 

  • Having little motion or activity; calm. 

noun
  • The absence of sound; quietness. 

  • The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility. 

  • The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security. 

intj
  • Be quiet. 

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