blister

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: bullablebvesicatescaldwhip

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  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 fluidSynonyms: bullableb

Verb (3)

  1. get blistered“Her feet blistered during the long hike”Synonyms: vesicate
  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”Synonyms: scaldwhip
  3. cause blisters to form on“the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Let my tongue blister. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Blister \Blis"ter\, v. t.

1.To raise a blister or blisters upon. [1913 Webster]

My hands were blistered.— Franklin.[1913 Webster]

2.To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister. [1913 Webster]

This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

And painful blisters swelled my tender hands.— Grainger.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

Blister beetle, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the Lytta vesicatoria (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. [1913 Webster]

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