blister

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Synonyms: bluster, glister, balister, lister, bister, blaster, blipster, blitter, klister, brister, alister

Antonyms: bluster, glister, balister, lister, bister, blaster, blipster, blitter, klister, brister, alister

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q276469}}A small [[bubble]] between the layers of the [[skin]] that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by [[friction]] and pressure, [[burn]]ing, freezing, chemical irritation, disease{{,}} or [[infect]]ion.
2. A swelling on a plant.
3. {{lb|en|medicine}} Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a [[vesicatory]] or other applied medicine.
4. A bubble, as on a painted surface.
5. {{lb|en|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]].
6. A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities.
7. A cause of annoyance.
8. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A form of [[smelt]]ed [[copper]] with a blistered [[surface]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To raise blisters on.
2. {{lb|en|cooking|transitive}} To [[sear]] after [[blach]]ing.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To have a blister form.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To criticise severely.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To break out in blisters.

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