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blister

blis·ter

UK/ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/ US/ˈblɪstɚ/ uncommon
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

get blistered

  • “Her feet blistered during the long hike”
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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”
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3.

cause blisters to from on

  • “the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet”

noun

1.

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

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Origin

From Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”).

Phrases

  • blister agent
  • blister beetle
  • blister blight
  • blister cell
  • blister fly
  • blister lichen
  • blister machine
  • blister pack

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