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blis⋅ter
[blis-ter] 
tər
–noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
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Language Translation for : Blister
| Spanish: | ampolla, | German: | die Blase, | Japanese: | 水ぶくれ |
| blis·ter
(blĭs'tər) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. tr.
To break out in or as if in blisters. [Middle English, probably from Old French blestre, of Germanic origin.] blis'ter·y adj. |
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blister (n.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. blestre, perhaps from a Scand. source (cf. O.N. blastr "a blowing," dat. blæstri "swelling"), or from M.Du. blyster "swelling," from the root of blast (q.v.). The verb meaning "to raise blisters on" is from 1496.
| blister | |
noun | |
| 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 |
verb | |
| 1. | get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" |
| 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" |
| 3. | cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" |
blister blis·ter (blĭs'tər)
n.
A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning, infection, or irritation.
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Main Entry: 1blis·ter
Pronunciation: 'blis-t&r
Function: noun
1 : an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid
2 : an agent that causes blistering —blis·tery /-t(&-)rE/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Main Entry: 2blister
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: blis·tered;blis·ter·ing /-t(&-)ri[ng]/
intransitivesenses
: to become affected with blisters blister transitive senses
: to raise a blister on
Blister
Blis"ter\, n. [OE.; akin to OD. bluyster, fr. the same root as blast, bladder, blow. See Blow to eject wind.]1. 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. And painful blisters swelled my tender hands. --Grainger. 2. 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. 3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison. Blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the Lytta (or Cantharis) vesicatoria, called Cantharis or Spanish fly by druggists. See Cantharis. Blister fly, a blister beetle. Blister plaster, a plaster designed to raise a blister; -- usually made of Spanish flies. Blister steel, crude steel formed from wrought iron by cementation; -- so called because of its blistered surface. Called also blistered steel. Blood blister. See under Blood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Blister
Blis"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blistered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blistering.] To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on. Let my tongue blister. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Blister
Blis"ter\, v. t. 1. To raise a blister or blisters upon. My hands were blistered. --Franklin. 2. To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister. This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue. --Shak.
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