boyle

/B OY1 L/
noun
  1. 1

    Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.

  2. 2

    A surname from Irish.

  3. 3

    A place name:

  4. 4

    A town in County Roscommon, Ireland.

  5. 5

    A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.

  6. 6

    An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.

  7. 7

    A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.

  8. 8

    (Early Modern) Obsolete spelling of boil. [A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.]

verb
  1. 1

    (Early Modern) Obsolete spelling of boil. [(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.]