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BROIL Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word broil. (exact relations)
There are 16 hypernyms of the word broil. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for BROIL

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bake
verb, nounv, n
verb

• cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

• prepare with dry heat in an oven

• heat by a natural force

• be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun

grill
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

• a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate

verb

• cook over or under a grill

• examine thoroughly

barbecue
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce

• a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit

• a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

verb

• cook outdoors on a barbecue grill

blaze
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a strong flame that burns brightly

• a cause of difficulty and suffering

• noisy and unrestrained mischief

• a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

• a light-colored marking

verb

• shine brightly and intensively

• shoot rapidly and repeatedly

• burn brightly and intensely

• move rapidly and as if blazing

• indicate by marking trees with blazes

blister
nounn
noun

• a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

• (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

• (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

verb

• get blistered

• subject to harsh criticism

• cause blisters to form on

burn
verb, nounv, n
noun

• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

• an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

• a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)

• damage inflicted by fire

verb

• destroy by fire

• shine intensely, as if with heat

• undergo combustion

• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

• cause to burn or combust

• feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

• cause to undergo combustion

• execute by tying to a stake and setting alight

• spend (significant amounts of money)

• feel hot or painful

• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

• get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

• create by duplicating data

• use up (energy)

• damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation

char
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a charred substance

• a human female employed to do housework

• any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

verb

• burn to charcoal

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

flame
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

verb

• shine with a sudden light

• be in flames or aflame

• criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium

fry
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a young person of either sex

• English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

• English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

verb

• be excessively hot

• cook in hot fat or oil

• kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair

jump
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden and decisive increase

• an abrupt transition

• (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

• a sudden involuntary movement

• descent with a parachute

• the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

verb

• move forward by leaps and bounds

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• make a sudden physical attack on

• increase suddenly and significantly

• be highly noticeable

• enter eagerly into

• rise in rank or status

• jump down from an elevated point

• run off or leave the rails

• jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

• cause to jump or leap

• start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

• bypass

• pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

• go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

overheat
verbv
verb

• get excessively and undesirably hot

• make excessively or undesirably hot

roast
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

• negative criticism

adjective satellite

• (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

verb

• cook with dry heat, usually in an oven

• subject to laughter or ridicule

saute
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a dish of sauteed food

adjective satellite

• fried quickly in a little fat

verb

• fry briefly over high heat

scald
verbv
noun

• a burn cause by hot liquid or steam

• the act of burning with steam or hot water

verb

• subject to harsh criticism

• treat with boiling water

• heat to the boiling point

• burn with a hot liquid or steam

scorch
verbv
noun

• a surface burn

• a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

• a discoloration caused by heat

verb

• subject to harsh criticism

• make very hot and dry

• become superficially burned

• destroy completely by or as if by fire

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

• become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions

sear
verbv
adjective satellite

• (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

verb

• make very hot and dry

• become superficially burned

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

• cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

seethe
verbv
verb

• be noisy with activity

• be in an agitated emotional state

• foam as if boiling

• boil vigorously

sizzle
verbv
noun

• a sizzling noise

verb

• make a sound like frying fat

• seethe with deep anger or resentment

• burn or sear with a sizzling sound

steam
verb, nounv, n
noun

• water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

verb

• travel by means of steam power

• emit steam

• rise as vapor

• get very agitated or angry

• clean by means of steaming

• cook something by letting steam pass over it

swelter
verbv
verb

• be uncomfortably hot

• suffer from intense heat

Best Hypernyms For BROIL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for broil, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
grill barbecue be burn char cook cookery cooking fry heat preparation roast scorch sear saut
Phrases (1)
heat up

Alternatives for BAKE

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