Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double boil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble boil
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cook (food) in a double boiler.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

double boils (present, singular) double boiling (participle, present) double boiled (participle, past) double boiled (past) double-boil (alternative)

Phrases

double boiler double steam bain-marie

Frequently Paired Words

double boiler double steam bain-marie

Questions

What does double boil mean?
To cook (food) in a double boiler.

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