Overview of noun blister

The noun blister has 3 senses

• blister -- (a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint))


• blister -- ((botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin)


• blister, bulla, bleb -- ((pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid)

Overview of verb blister

The verb blister has 3 senses

• blister, vesicate -- (get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike")


• 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")


• blister -- (cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet")