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Word: blister (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A bubble, as on a painted surface.
  • 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.
  • roofing 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.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To break out in blisters.
  • To cause blisters to form.
  • transitive To criticise severely.

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