"blisters" in the noun sense
1. blister
a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
2. blister
botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
3. blister, bulla, bleb
pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
"blisters" in the verb sense
1. blister, vesicate
get blistered
"Her feet blistered during the long hike"
2. 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"
3. blister
cause blisters to form on
"the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
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