When you bring something close to boiling, it is called scalding it (or to "scald").
Well, there is no difference in terms of the act of "boiling," but there is a grammatical difference. Saying "bring it to the boil" is unnecessary. There is no need for using the definite article "the" for "boil". Merely say or write "bring to boil" or "boil." These are good enough.
The word for bringing to a boil is "boil" or "bring to a simmer."
bring to a boil
Usually this is referring to water or a similar liquid. Bring to a boil basically means you heat it on the stove until it boils. You can tell that it's boiling once the water is bubbling. Once it is boiling you have "brought it to a boil"
It's a good boil with medium sized bubbles breaking frequently, but not yet a constant, rolling boil.
The best way to bring a boil to a head so it will open and drain is to apply a warm compress to it. Leave the compress on until it gets cool. Keep repeating until the boil opens. This can take as long as 10 days.
45 minutes to an hour. bring water to a boil then simmer on low to medium heat.
it will bring it to a steady boil
if you bring it to a full rolling boil it should be perfectly fine.
Just bring water to a boil, and you'll find some.
salt helps to bring the water to the boil faster.
Bring to boiling point quickly using maximum heat