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Definitions for Blister
[1] a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
[2] any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a coat of paint.
[3] a relatively large bubble occurring in glass during blowing.
[4] Military . a transparent bulge or dome on the fuselage of an airplane, usually for mounting a gun.
[5] Photography . a bubble of air formed where the emulsion has separated from the base of a film, as because of defective processing.
[6] a dome or skylight on a building.
[7] the moving bubble in a spirit level.
[8] a small blisterlike covering of plastic, usually affixed to a piece of cardboard and containing a small item, as a pen, bolt, or medicinal tablet.
[9] to raise a blister or blisters on: These new shoes blistered my feet.
[10] to criticize or rebuke severely: The boss blistered his assistant in front of the whole office.
[11] to beat or thrash; punish severely.
[12] to form or rise as a blister or blisters; become blistered.
[13] a small bubble-like elevation of the skin filled with serum, produced as a reaction to a burn, mechanical irritation, etc
[14] a swelling containing air or liquid, as on a painted surface
[15] a transparent dome or any bulge on the fuselage of an aircraft, such as one used for observation
[16] slang an irritating person
[17] NZ slang a rebuke
[18] to have or cause to have blisters
[19] (tr) to attack verbally with great scorn or sarcasm
Words related to Blister
abscess, sore, welt, ulcer, cyst, pimple, carbuncle, wale, weal, sac, bubble, burn, vesicle, canker, boil, blain, vesication, furuncle, bleb, pustule
Words nearby Blister
blipping, blipvert, bliss, bliss out, blissful, blister, blister beetle, blister copper, blister gas, blister pack, blister rust
Origin of Blister
1250–1300; Middle English blister, blester < Old Norse blǣstri, dative of blāstr swelling. See blast, blow2
Other words from Blister
re·blis·ter , verb
un·blis·tered , adjective
Word origin for Blister
C13: from Old French blestre , probably from Middle Dutch bluyster blister; see blast
Synonyms for Blister
abscess, cyst, pimple, sore, ulcer, welt, blain, bleb, boil, bubble, bulla, burn, canker, carbuncle, furuncle, pustule, sac, vesication, vesicle, wale, weal, wheal