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n. (state) | 1. blister | a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint). |
| ~ flaw, fault, defect | an imperfection in an object or machine.; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" |
n. (plant) | 2. blister | (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ plant process, enation | a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ. |
n. (body) | 3. bleb, blister, bulla | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid. |
| ~ vesicle, cyst | a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid). |
| ~ pathology | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases. |
| ~ water blister | blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content. |
| ~ blood blister | blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury. |
| ~ pustule | a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus. |
v. (change) | 4. blister, vesicate | get blistered.; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" |
| ~ swell up, tumesce, intumesce, tumefy, swell | expand abnormally.; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling" |
| ~ blister | cause blisters to form on.; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" |
v. (communication) | 5. blister, scald, whip | subject to harsh criticism.; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
v. (change) | 6. blister | cause blisters to form on.; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ blister, vesicate | get blistered.; "Her feet blistered during the long hike" |
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