squashed β to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
steeped β to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract some constituent: to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket weaving.
doughy β of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
pasty β of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.
pulpy β pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling pulp; fleshy or soft.
spongy β of the nature of or resembling a sponge; light, porous, and elastic or readily compressible, as pith or bread.
verb decocted
bubble β Bubbles are small balls of air or gas in a liquid.
poach β to trespass, especially on another's game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
simmer β to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
steam β water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
stew β to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
churn β A churn is a container which is used for making butter.
coddle β To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much.
cook β When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
decoct β to extract (the essence or active principle) from (a medicinal or similar substance) by boiling
effervesce β to give off bubbles of gas, as fermenting liquors.
fizz β to make a hissing or sputtering sound; effervesce.
foam β a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer.
froth β an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
parboil β to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
abbreviate β If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
chop β If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
coagulate β When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
compact β Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
concentrate β If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
constrict β If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
digest β to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
