Blister has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
"The rush job left several blisters bubbling up across the fresh coat of garage floor paint."
2
(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
"The sudden heatwave caused painful blisters to form on the tender leaves of our tomato plants."
3
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
"After hiking in the hot sun, he developed a painful blister on his heel that was filling up with clear fluid."
4
A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease or infection.
"After hiking in hot sandals all day, he rubbed a painful blister on his heel until it filled with clear fluid."
Verb
1
get blistered
"Her feet blistered during the long hike"
2
subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"
"the professor scaled the students"
"your invectives scorched the community"
3
cause blisters to form on
"the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
4
To raise blisters on.
"The new hiking boots rubbed against his heels and blistered them within hours of starting the trail."
Example Sentences
"Her feet blistered during the long hike"
verb
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"
verb
"the professor scaled the students"
verb
"your invectives scorched the community"
verb
"the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
verb
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