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blister
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blis·ter  (blstr)
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.

[Middle English, probably from Old French blestre, of Germanic origin.]

blister·y adj.

blister
Noun
1. a small bubble on the skin filled with a watery fluid
2. a swelling containing air or liquid, such as on a painted surface
Verb
1. to have or cause to have blisters
2. to attack verbally with great scorn [Old French blestre]
blistering adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blister - a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
flaw, fault, defect - an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
2.blister - (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
3.blisterblister - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
vesicle, cyst - a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
water blister - blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content
blood blister - blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury
pustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
Verb1.blister - get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
swell up, tumesce, tumefy, intumesce, swell - expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
blister - cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
2.blister - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
3.blister - cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
blister, vesicate - get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"

blister
Translations

blister [ˈblɪstəʳ] n (on skin, paint) → ampolla
viampollarse
blister [ˈblɪstəʳ] n (on skin) → ampoule f, cloque f;
(on paintwork) → boursouflure f
vi [paint] → se boursoufler, se cloquer
blister [ˈblɪstəʳ] nBlase f
vi (paint) → Blasen werfen
blister [ˈblɪstəʳ] n (on skin) → vescica;
(on paintwork) → bolla
vi [paint] → coprirsi di bolle

blister
n blister [ˈblistə]
1 a thin bubble on the skin, containing liquid My feet have blisters after walking so far. blaas بَثْرَةٌ مائِيَّة، نَفْطَةٌ пришка puchýř vabel die Blase φουσκάλα του δέρματος ampolla (vesi)vill تاول rakkul ampoule שַׁלפּוּחִית छाला, फफोला, फुन्सी vodeni žulj hólyag lepuh blaðra, vessabóla vescica 水ぶくれ (피부의) 물집 pūslė tulzna lepuh blaar blære, blemme, vable pęcherz bolha băşică волдырь pľuzgier žulj plik blåsa, blemma แผลผุพอง su toplaması, fiske,kabarcık 水疱 пухир جلد پرچھالا ، آبلہ vết rộp
2 a similar spot on any surface blisters on paintwork. blasie بُقْعَةٌ صَغيرَةٌ мехур bublin(k)a vabel; luftboble die Blase φυσαλίδα, φούσκα burbuja mull تاول؛ برآمدگی kupru cloque בּוּעָה किसी चित्र पर इसी तरह के दाग mjehurić hólyag gumpalan bóla bolla 気泡 거품 pūslė pūslītis menggelembung blaar vable, blemme pęcherz bolha umflătură пузырь bublina mehur neravnina blåsa, utbuktning ฟองอากาศบนพื้นผิว kabarcık, şişkinlik 皰狀物 пухир کسی اور سطح پر ایسا نشان chỗ bị rộp lên
v
to (cause to) rise in a blister or blisters. slegsê تَنَفَّطَ( الجِلْد) изприщвам се nadělat (si) puchýře danne vabler Blasen hervorrufen κάνω φουσκάλες formar ampollas/burbujas rakku minema, rakku hõõruma تاول زدن nostaa rakoille former des ampoules/cloques לְהִתכָּסוֹת בְּבוּעוֹת छाले पड़ना dobiti plikove felhólyagzik melepuh valda blöðrum á produrre vesciche, coprirsi di vesciche 水ぶくれになる 물집이 생기다 iškelti pūsles, iškilti pūslėmis pārklāties ar tulznām/pūslīšiem melepuh blaren veroorzaken, krijgen, (doen) bladderen danne blemmer/vabler pokryć się pęcherzem fazer bolhas a (se) băşica покрываться волдырями, пузырями urobiť pľuzgiere narediti žulje nažuljati få (göra) blåsor på (i, under) พอง su topla(t)mak, kabar(t)mak 使...起皰 вкриватися пухирями چھالے پڑنا làm rộp lên 使...


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