Blister
WordNet
noun
(1) (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
verb
(2) Get blistered
"Her feet blistered during the long hike"
(3) Cause blisters to from on
"The tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
(4) Subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"
"The professor scaled the students"
"Your invectives scorched the community"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease or infection.
- A swelling on a plant.
- A bubble, as on a painted surface.
- An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate.
Verb
- To cause blisters to form.
- To criticise severely.
- To break out in blisters.