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blister

verb · noun

Simple meaning

An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.

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ˈblɪstɚ

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Definition

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verb

  1. intransitive

    To have a blister form.

  2. Cause blisters to form on

    “The tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet.”

  3. intransitive

    To break out in blisters.

  4. transitive

    To raise blisters on.

  5. transitive

    To criticise severely.

noun

  1. pathology

    An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

  2. 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.

  3. A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities.

  4. A cause of annoyance.

  5. uncountable

    A form of smelted copper with a blistered surface.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

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  • “The tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet.”verb
  • “The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday.”verb
  • “Her feet blistered during the long hike.”verb

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Elevation / small

blister steelfever blisterblood blister

Other combinations

blister copperblister beetleblister packspine blisterblister formation

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • blisteringnounInflected form

    The formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • blister blightnounCompound term

    A disease of Scotch pines.

  • blister coppernounCompound term

    An impure form of copper having a black blistered surface.

  • blister packnounCompound term

    Packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard backing and clear plastic cover.

  • blister rustnounCompound term

    Any of several diseases of pines caused by rust fungi of the genus Cronartium and marked by destructive invasion of bark and sapwood and producing blisters externally.

  • blistering agentnounCompound term

    A toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs.

  • blister beetlenounCompound term

    Beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin.

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Synonyms

Sense: elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

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