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blis·ter
(blĭs′tər)n.
1.
a. A local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is caused by burning or irritation.
b. A similar swelling on a plant.
2.
a. A raised bubble, as on a painted or laminated surface.
b. A rounded, bulging, usually transparent structure, such as one used for observation on certain aircraft or for display and protection of packaged products.
v. blis·tered, blis·ter·ing, blis·ters
v.tr.
1. To cause a blister to form on.
2. To reprove harshly.
v.intr.
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
(ˈblɪstə)n
1. (Pathology) a small bubble-like elevation of the skin filled with serum, produced as a reaction to a burn, mechanical irritation, etc
2. a swelling containing air or liquid, as on a painted surface
3. (Aeronautics) a transparent dome or any bulge on the fuselage of an aircraft, such as one used for observation
4. slang an irritating person
5. slang NZ a rebuke
vb
6. to have or cause to have blisters
7. (tr) to attack verbally with great scorn or sarcasm
[C13: from Old French blestre, probably from Middle Dutch bluyster blister; see blast]
ˈblistered adj
ˈblistery adj
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blis•ter
(ˈblɪs tər)n.
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 transparent dome on the fuselage of an airplane.
4. the plastic overlay of a blister pack.
v.t. 5. to raise a blister on.
6. to subject to intense heat: Heat blistered the coast.
7. to criticize or rebuke severely.
v.i. 8. to become blistered.
[1250–1300; Middle English blister, blester < Old Norse blǣstri, dat. of blāstr swelling. See blast]
blis′ter•y, adj.
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blister
Past participle: blistered
Gerund: blistering
Imperative |
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blister
A blister is a fluid-filled pocket within the epidermis (upper layer of the skin) or between the epidermis and dermis (lower layer of the skin). It can be caused by friction, burns, or some skin diseases.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() plant process, enation - a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ | |
3. | ![]() 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 | |
Verb | 1. | ![]() swell up, tumesce, tumefy, intumesce, 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" |
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blister
noun
verb
1. swell The affected skin turns red and may blister.
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blister
verbTo criticize harshly and devastatingly:
Informal: roast.
Slang: slam.
Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to.
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Translations
بَثْرَةبَثْرَةٌ مائِيَّة، نَفْطَةٌبُقْعَةٌ صَغيرَةٌتَنَفَّطَ
puchýřbublin anadělat puchýře
vabelvableblæredanne vablerluftboble
rakkula
žulj
felhólyagzik
blaîra, vessabólabólavalda blöîrum á
水ぶくれ
물집
iškelti pūslesiškilti pūslėmis
pārklāties ar tulznām/pūslīšiempūslītistulzna
urobiť pľuzgier
žulj
plikžulj
blåsa
แผลพุพอง
chỗ phồng da
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
blister
[ˈblɪstər] n
(on skin) → ampoule f, cloque f
to come out in blisters → se couvrir de cloques, se couvrir d'ampoules
to come out in blisters → se couvrir de cloques, se couvrir d'ampoules
(on paintwork) → boursouflure f, cloque f
vi [skin] → se couvrir de cloques, se couvrir d'ampoules
[paint] → se boursoufler, cloquer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
blister
n (on skin, paint) → Blase f; (Aviat, for gun) → Bordwaffenstand m
vt skin, paint → Blasen hervorrufen auf (+dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
blister
(ˈblistə) noun1. a thin bubble on the skin, containing liquid. My feet have blisters after walking so far.
2. a similar spot on any surface. blisters on paintwork.
verb to (cause to) rise in a blister or blisters.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
blister
→ بَثْرَة puchýř vabel Wundblase φουσκάλα ampolla rakkula cloque žulj vescica 水ぶくれ 물집 blaar blemme pęcherz bolha волдырь blåsa แผลพุพอง sulu kabarcık chỗ phồng da 水泡Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
blis·ter
n. ampolla, vesícula, flictena;
vt. ampollar;
vr. ampollarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
blister
n ampolla; blood — ampolla de sangre, ampolla que contiene sangre; fever — herpes m labial (form), fuego, calentura, erupción f en los labios (debida al herpes)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.