boyle
IPA: bˈɔɪɫ
Root Word: Boyle
noun
- A surname from Irish.
- Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.
- A place name:
- A town in County Roscommon, Ireland.
- A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.
- Obsolete spelling of boil [A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.]
verb
- Obsolete spelling of boil [(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.]
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Examples of "boyle" in Sentences
- Boyle missed the rest of the season.
- Robert Boyle was a physicist and a chemist.
- Boyle claims that there is currently no script.
- Boyle is a homeless person running for President.
- In the third act tragedy befalls the Boyle family.
- Boyle confirmed their work and received the credit.
- In person Boyle was tall, slender and of a pale countenance.
- Boyle planted vineyards and built a home on what is now Boyle Avenue.
- In addition, Robert Boyle invented the hydrometer in the 17th century.
- Robert Boyle was an atomist, but favoured the word corpuscle over atoms.
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