 blister |
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| 1. | [ verb ] get blistery | |
| Synonyms: | vesicate | |
| Examples: | "Her feet blistered during the long hike" |
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| Related terms: | swell blistering | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause blisters to from on | |
| Examples: | "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 3. | [ verb ] subject to harsh criticism | |
| Synonyms: | scald whip | |
| Examples: | "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday" "the professor scaled the students" "your invectives scorched the community" |
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| Related terms: | attack | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid | |
| Synonyms: | bleb bulla | |
| Related terms: | vesicle blood_blister water_blister pustule pathology | |
| Similar spelling: |
blistery blistered bluster blaster blistering blustery blusterer blusterous blustering Blust blast blest blighter bluestone Balistreri blue_stem blessed blasted blastomere blastoderm Blissett blastema bluestem Blacketer blessedly Blaustein blastocyte blastemic blastemal Blystone |
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