| NOUN | state | blister | a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) |
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| plant | blister | (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin | |
| body | blister, bulla, bleb | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid | |
| VERB | change | blister, vesicate | get blistered |
| communication | blister, scald, whip | subject to harsh criticism | |
| change | blister | cause blisters to form on |
| Sounds | blih'ster | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint). | |
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| Broader | defect, fault, flaw | An imperfection in an object or machine |
| Meaning | (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin. | |
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| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | plant process, enation | A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ |
| Meaning | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid. | |
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| Synonyms | bulla, bleb | |
| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Narrower | blood blister | blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury |
| pustule | A small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus | |
| water blister | blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content | |
| Broader | vesicle, cyst | A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) |
| Spanish | ampolla | |
| Catalan | ampolla, butllofa | |
| Adjectives | blistery | covered with small blisters |
| Verbs | blister | get blistered |
| Meaning | Get blistered. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | Did his feet blister? | |
| Example | "Her feet blistered during the long hike" | |
| Synonym | vesicate | |
| Broader | swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce | Expand abnormally |
| Similar to | blister | Cause blisters to form on |
| Spanish | ampollarse | |
| Catalan | embutllofar-se | |
| Nouns | blister | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid |
| Meaning | subject to harsh criticism. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday" | |
| Synonyms | scald, whip | |
| Broader | attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault | attack in speech or writing |
| Spanish | ampollar, azotar, fustigar | |
| Meaning | Cause blisters to form on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | blister, vesicate | Get blistered |
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