Definitions for blister

Definitions for (noun) blister

Main entry: bleb, blister, bulla

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


Main entry: blister

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


Main entry: blister

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


Definitions for (verb) blister

Main entry: blister, vesicate

Definition: get blistered

Usage: Her feet blistered during the long hike


Main entry: blister

Definition: cause blisters to form on

Usage: the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet


Main entry: whip, scald, blister

Definition: 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


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