blister (n.)

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

  2. (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

  3. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

    [ Syn: bulla , bleb ]

    blister (v.)

  1. get blistered; Her feet blistered during the long hike

    [ Syn: vesicate ]

  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

    [ Syn: scald , whip ]

  3. cause blisters to form on; the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet'

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