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Meaning of 'blister'
Meaning of 'blister' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Blister 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]- Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel.
- A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister.
2. Blister [ v. i.]
- To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a
blister form on. [ v. i.]3. Blister [ v. t.]
- To raise a blister or blisters upon. [ v. t.]- To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister.
Meaning of 'blister' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. blister [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- get blistered
- get blistered
Example in sentence:
- Her feet blistered during the long hike
Meaning (2):
- subject to harsh criticism
- subject to harsh criticism
Example in sentence:
- the professor scaled the students;
- The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday;
- your invectives scorched the community
Meaning (3):
- cause blisters to form on
- cause blisters to form on
Example in sentence:
- the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet
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