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blister.

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.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/UK/ˈblɪstɚ/General-American
  1. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A swelling on a plant.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A bubble, as on a painted surface.

    countable · uncountable
  5. An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities.

    countable · uncountable
    blister card
    blister pack
  7. A cause of annoyance.

    countable · uncountable
  8. A form of smelted copper with a blistered surface.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”).

verb/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/UK/ˈblɪstɚ/General-American
  1. To raise blisters on.

    transitive
    a chemical agent that blisters the skin
  2. To sear after blaching.

    transitive
  3. To have a blister form.

    intransitive
  4. To criticise severely.

    transitive
  5. To break out in blisters.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”).

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