blister

Noun

  • (n.) blister (a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint))
  • (n.) blister ((botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin)
  • (n.) blister, bulla, bleb ((pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid)

Verb

  • (v.) blister, vesicate (get blistered) "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
  • (v.) blister, scald, whip (subject to harsh criticism) "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
  • (v.) blister (cause blisters to form on) "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
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