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Blister

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Noun

1. blister

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

2. blister

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

3. bleb, blister, bulla

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

Verb

4. blister, vesicate

get blistered

Example Sentences:
'Her feet blistered during the long hike'

5. blister, scald, whip

subject to harsh criticism

Example Sentences:
'The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday'
'the professor scaled the students'
'your invectives scorched the community'

6. blister

cause blisters to form on

Example Sentences:
'the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blister

see synonyms of blister
noun
1. 
a small bubble-like elevation of the skin filled with serum, produced as a reaction to a burn, mechanical irritation, etc
2. 
a swelling containing air or liquid, as on a painted surface
3. 
a transparent dome or any bulge on the fuselage of an aircraft, such as one used for observation
4. slang
an irritating person
5. New Zealand slang
a rebuke
verb
6. 
to have or cause to have blisters
7. (transitive)
to attack verbally with great scorn or sarcasm

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Blister

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noun
1. 
a raised patch of skin, specif. of epidermis, filled with watery matter and caused by a burn, frostbite, rubbing, etc.
2. 
something used or applied to cause a blister
3. 
anything resembling a blister, as on a plant, a coat of paint, etc.
4. 
a bulging, bubblelike projection, usually transparent, used for observation, protection, etc. on an aircraft, train, car, etc.
5. 
a transparent, rigid shell, used to package, protect, and display an article of merchandise
verb transitive
6. 
to cause blisters to form on
7. 
to beat severely
8. 
to lash with words
verb intransitive
9. 
to have or form a blister or blisters

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Blister

see synonyms of blister
n.
1.
a. A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation.
b. A similar swelling on a plant.
2.
a. A raised bubble, as on a painted or laminated surface.
b. A rounded, bulging, usually transparent structure, such as one used for observation on certain aircraft or for display and protection of packaged products.
v. blis·tered, blis·ter·ing, blis·ters
v.tr.
1. To cause a blister to form on.
2. To reprove harshly.
v.intr.
To break out in or as if in blisters.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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