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boiling point

boiling point

 
pronunciation:
boI lIng poInt
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil.
definition 2: (informal) the point at which one loses control of one's temper.
After being teased all evening, she reached her boiling point and punched her brother.