noun
- A flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint. )
- Botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin. (
- Pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
verb
- Get blistered.
- usage: "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
- synonyms: vesicate
- Subject to harsh criticism.
- usage: "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
- Cause blisters to form on.
- usage: "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
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