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blister

('bl/I/st/@/r )

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

source: wordnet30
(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid(noun.body)

Synonym:
bleb, bulla

source: wordnet30
A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.(noun)

source: webster1913

get blistered(verb.change)

Example:
Her feet blistered during the long hike.

Synonym:
vesicate

source: wordnet30
subject to harsh criticism(verb.communication)

Example:
The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday.

Synonym:
scald, whip

source: wordnet30
cause blisters to form on(verb.change)

Example:
The tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet.

source: wordnet30
To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on.(verb)

source: webster1913
To raise a blister or blisters upon.(verb)

source: webster1913

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