(of a boiled egg) Cooked to a solid consistency. / (of a person, especially a detective) Callous and unsentimental.

simple past tense and past participle of hard-boil

(of a boiled egg) cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny / softhearted or sentimental

Any of a number of social events where shellfish are cooked and eaten. / A dish made with boiled seafood.

(uncountable) A spice mixture used to flavor the water in which crabs or other shellfish are boiled. / (countable) A social event where boiled crabs are eaten.

plural of crab boil

plural of boiled egg

The high-temperature programme on a washing machine / A wash using this programme

To use the boil wash programme on a washing machine

Alternative spelling of soft-boiled