boiling point

1. The temperature at which a liquid boils.
The boiling point of water is 272 Fahrenheit.
2. The time when you become very angry.
He has a low boiling point.
After being teased for a long time, John reached the boiling point.
When John made the same mistake for the fourth time, his teacher reached the boiling point.
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