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My career is pretty much over. I'm out in the Valley eating soft-boiled eggs.
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Meaning of "soft-boiled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOFT-BOILED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOFT-BOILED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soft-Boiled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOFT-BOILED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of soft-boiled in the English dictionary

The definition of soft-boiled in the dictionary is boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft. Other definition of soft-boiled is softhearted.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOFT-BOILED

soft X-rays
soft-boiled egg
soft-bound
soft-centred
soft-coated wheaten terrier
soft-core
soft-cover
soft-finned
soft-focus
soft-focus lens
soft-footed
soft-headed
soft-headedness
soft-launch
soft-liner
soft-pedal
soft-pedalled
soft-pedalling
soft-shell
soft-shell clam

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFT-BOILED

boiled
charbroiled
detailed
embroiled
failed
hard-boiled
oiled
shopsoiled
spoiled
tiled
trefoiled
unboiled
unbroiled
undespoiled
unfoiled
unoiled
unsoiled
unspoiled
well oiled
well-oiled

Synonyms and antonyms of soft-boiled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soft-boiled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFT-BOILED

Find out the translation of soft-boiled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soft-boiled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soft-boiled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

煮软
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasado por agua
570 millions of speakers

English

soft-boiled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नरम उबला हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لينة المغلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

всмятку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cozido mole
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সেদ্ধ নরম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mollet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rebus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weich gekochte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半熟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반숙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alus-rebus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mềm luộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான-வேகவைத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मऊ उकडलेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Az kaynamış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soft- boiled
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miękko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

всмятку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiert moale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελάτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sag gekook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

löskokt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bløtkokte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soft-boiled

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT-BOILED»

The term «soft-boiled» is regularly used and occupies the 58.021 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT-BOILED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «soft-boiled» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «soft-boiled» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soft-boiled

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QUOTES WITH «SOFT-BOILED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soft-boiled.
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Tim Conway
My career is pretty much over. I'm out in the Valley eating soft-boiled eggs.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFT-BOILED»

Discover the use of soft-boiled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soft-boiled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Marion Riles Soft-Boiled Detective
RD Larson. The cop told me. “Cut up, pretty bad. Defensive cuts, too.” “And they called her?” I asked him. He nodded. “And the station sent you?” He nodded again. “Homicide is on the way.” “Mike helped Gregg into the bathroom,” Alma told ...
RD Larson
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JOC All New Rev. - 1997
The simplest way to serve a soft-boiled egg is in an eggcup, wide end down. Use a table knife or teaspoon to crack off the top third of the eggshell, then season with salt and ground black pepper. Another presentation is to spoon them out of ...
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, 1997
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The Mystery Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Clues to ...
MYSTERY READERS AND THE READERS' ADVISORY INTERVIEW HARD- BOILED, SOFT-BOILED: WHAT DO EGGS HAVE TO DO WITH MYSTERIES? Although some mystery readers relish a good cozy mystery, others want us to ...
John Charles, Joanna Morrison, Candace Clark, 2002
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American Journal of Physiology
Haw eggs (strained) Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Soft boiled Hard boiled Hard boiled Hard boiled Hard boiled Hard boiled Hard boiled  ...
‎1919
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Congressional Serial Set
Soft-boiled eggs Milk, dry toast Soft-boiled eggs, do toast. Oatmeal Oatmeal, milk Boiled milk, beef broth. Soft-boiled eggs, milk toast. Dinner. Scrambled eggs. Milk toast, milk Milk Milk, milk toast Scrambled eggs, coffee.. Milk, chicken broth ...
‎1900
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Appleton's Medical Dictionary
4 soft boiled eggs. 1 q. 4 h. Egg — 1 teaspoonful, q. 15 m. Milk — 1 teaspoonful, q. 3 m. 9:00 A. M. — Chopped meat (raw), gms. 23M. with rice, 1 ounce. 3:00 P. M. — Chopped meat (raw), gms. 23>j, with rice, 1 ounce. 9:00 P. M. — Chopped ...
Smith Ely Jelliffe, Caroline Wormeley Latimer, 1915
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The Fannie Farmer Cookbook
Set the ' timer; it will take 3-4 minutes for a "large" egg to be soft-boiled. lf you are cooking 3 many eggs at the same time, it is helpful to lower them into the water in a wire basket .{ ' such as those used for deep frying. MEDIUM-BOILED EGGS ...
Marion Cunningham, 1996
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Nutrition and clinical dietetics
boiled rice, 34 gm. (1 oz.). 7.00 P.M. 1 soft-boiled egg. Total, seventh day, eggs ( raw), 4; soft-boiled, 4; milk, 700 c.c. (231-3 oz.); sugar, 40 gm. (1J4J oz.); sraped beef, 70 gm. (2% oz.); boiled rice, 100 gm. (3^ oz.), with beef juice; calories, 1580 .
Herbert Swift Carter, 1921
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United States Congressional serial set
2 soft-boiled eggs Milk Hot milk, dry toast, 3 hard - boiled eggs, boih-d rice. Milk. Oatmeal porridge . Milk Oatmeal porridge . 2 Tried eggs Batter toast Milk ( > atmcal porridge, coffee Milk Oatmeal porridge, hash East... Blaine. Ward C : Moran .
‎1898
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Annual Report of the Secretary of War
Milk, dry toast Oatmeal, milk Milk toast Dry toast, milk, coffee . Soft-boiled eggs Milk, dry toast Soft-boiled toast. Oatmeal . . . eggs, dr> Oatmeal, milk Boiled milk, beef broth. Soft-boiled eggs, milk toast. Dinner. Scrambled eggs. . Milk toast, milk .
United States. War Dept, 1900

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFT-BOILED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soft-boiled is used in the context of the following news items.
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Casualty Sin City: the soft-boiled Frank Miller homage no one …
Noir comes to Holby as the veteran hospital drama tries its hand at something a little out of the ordinary. But can such tricksy pastiches revive a flagging patient? «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Prepare Perfect Hard- and Soft-Boiled Eggs Using These 4 Recipes
Cooking the perfect boiled egg, be it hard or soft boiled, is something like the holy grail. There are so many little things that stand in the way of that perfect egg: ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jun 15»
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Buttered greens on toast with soft-boiled eggs recipe
You can mess about with this one, the principle being that herbed and buttered greens on toast eaten with eggs or perhaps a creamy cheese is an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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How To Make Soft-Boiled Eggs: A Minute To Learn, Two Minutes To …
The weird thing about soft-boiled eggs is the widespread misconception that they're so much trickier to make than their hard-boiled brethren. Done right, they're ... «Deadspin, Feb 15»
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It's safe to eat runny eggs, pregnant women told
Eggs with a "British Lion" stamp – which were the only type sold by in major supermarkets – were safe to eat soft-boiled, poached or fried during pregnancy, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Toast 'Soldiers' with Soft-Boiled Eggs
Dip planks of day-old bread that has been crisped in the oven into a soft-boiled egg. Published: 17 June 2014 05:53 PM. Updated: 17 June 2014 06:14 PM. «Dallas Morning News, Jun 14»
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Recipe: Asparagus Smorrebrod with Soft-Boiled Egg
The egg in this recipe is important for both its texture and visual appeal. A softer boil gives the yolk a bright-yellow hue and releases an extra layer of sauciness ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 14»
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Use Less Water and Rely on Steam for Perfect Soft-Boiled Eggs
Cooking soft-boiled eggs is usually a matter of careful timing and not too much heat. It can be hit-or-miss, so the folks at America's Test Kitchen wanted a more ... «Lifehacker, Apr 14»
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Rob and Doug Ford face nothing but 'soft-boiled' questions in …
If I were tangled up in a scary spaghetti of my own lies — and Mayor Rob Ford is — I wouldn't need a Fig Newton and a blankie for comfort, I'd need a nice ... «Toronto Star, Nov 13»
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How to Get Perfect Soft-Boiled Eggs Every Time
So in an effort to eliminate pots and pans cleanup from my morning schedule, I decided we should move from fried and scrambled eggs to soft-boiled eggs. «Wired, Feb 13»

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