What does blister mean?
Definitions for blister
ˈblɪs tərblis·ter
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blister.
Princeton's WordNet
blisternoun
a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
blisternoun
(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
blister, bulla, blebverb
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
blister, vesicateverb
get blistered
"Her feet blistered during the long hike"
blister, scald, whipverb
subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
blisterverb
cause blisters to form on
"the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
Wiktionary
blisternoun
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.
blisternoun
A swelling on a plant.
blisternoun
Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine.
blisternoun
A bubble, as on a painted surface.
blisternoun
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.
blisterverb
To cause blisters to form.
blisterverb
To criticise severely.
blisterverb
To break out in blisters.
Etymology: From blestre.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BLISTERnoun
Etymology: bluyster, Dutch.
In this state she gallops, night by night,
O’er ladies lips, who strait on kisses dream,
Which oft the angry mob with blisters plagues,
Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.I found a great blister drawn by the garlick, but had it cut, which run a good deal of water, but filled again by next night. William Temple.
Upon the leaves there riseth a tumour like a blister. Francis Bacon.
To Blisterverb
Look, here comes one, a gentlewoman of mine,
Who falling in the flames of her own youth,
Hath blister’d her report. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.I blistered the legs and thighs; but was too late, he died howling. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
To Blisterverb
To rise in blisters.
Etymology: from the noun.
If I prove honeymouth, let my tongue blister,
And never to my red look’d anger be
The trumpet any more. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.Embrace thy knees with loathing hands,
Which blister when they touch thee. John Dryden, Don Sebast.
ChatGPT
blister
A blister is a small bubble or pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin, typically caused by friction, infection, or skin damage. This fluid, which can be serum, plasma, blood, or pus, helps to cushion and heal the underlying tissue. Blisters can be painful or itchy, but are generally not a serious health concern and heal on their own given time.
Webster Dictionary
Blisternoun
a vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle
Blisternoun
any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel
Blisternoun
a vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister
Blisterverb
to be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on
Blisterverb
to raise a blister or blisters upon
Blisterverb
to give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister
Wikidata
Blister
A blister is a small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin, typically caused by forceful rubbing, burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection. Most blisters are filled with a clear fluid called serum or plasma. However, blisters can be filled with blood or with pus. The word "blister" entered English in the 14th century. It came from the Middle Dutch "bluyster", and was a modification of the Old French "blostre" which meant a leprous nodule—a rise in the skin due to leprosy.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Blister
blis′tėr, n. a thin bubble or bladder on the skin, containing watery matter: a pustule: a plaster applied to raise a blister.—v.t. to raise a blister.—ns. Blis′ter-bee′tle, Blis′ter-fly, the cantharis, or Spanish fly, used for blistering; Blis′ter-plas′ter, a plaster made of Spanish flies used to raise a blister; Blis′ter-steel, Blis′tered-steel, steel blistered in the process of manufacture, used for making tools, &c.—adj. Blis′tery. [M. E.; most prob. O. Fr. blestre, conn. with Old Norse blástr, blása, to blow; Ger. blase.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Blister
Visible accumulations of fluid within or beneath the epidermis.
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Anagrams for blister »
bristle
riblets
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blister in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blister in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of blister in a Sentence
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
It was really weird because when I looked at my leg I realized it was twice the size and there's a red-looking blister with a large red circle around it.
It’s so ridiculous. There is no difference between this event and any one I’ve done in [ 39 ] years except the reporting, at every event I do about one half of 1 percent of the people get a hot spot or a blister.
I thought it would be like getting back on the bike again, but it wasn’t, but I should progress faster this time. Still, my mobility feels very fragile. Before, I was young and healthy and fit and hearty. Now it takes one little blister or something not fitting well that takes me back again.
National Intelligence James Clapper:
Chemical weapons continue to pose a threat in Syria and Iraq, iSIL has also used toxic chemicals in Iraq and Syria, including the blister agent Sulfur Mustard. ( It's) the first time an extremist group has produced and used a chemical warfare agent in an attack since Aum Shinrikyo used sarin in Japan in 1995.
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Translations for blister
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- пришка, мехур, изприщвам сеBulgarian
- puchýřCzech
- vable, blæreDanish
- Blase, Blasen werfen, kritisierenGerman
- φουσκάλαGreek
- blazoEsperanto
- ámpula, ampollaSpanish
- تاولPersian
- rakkula, rakkoFinnish
- se couvrir d'ampoules, cloque, boursouflure, blâmer, cloquer, critiquer, ampouleFrench
- balgScottish Gaelic
- bolla, vescicaItalian
- 火脹れ, 水疱Japanese
- ბებერაGeorgian
- 물집Korean
- BloderLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- hoipūMāori
- blaar, blister, blaasje, blein, blaartrekkendDutch
- tóʼiiłtą́Navajo, Navaho
- pęcherzPolish
- bolhaPortuguese
- bășicăRomanian
- мозоль, волдырь, пузырь, нарывRussian
- žulj, жуљ, plik, мехур, плик, mehurSerbo-Croatian
- blåsaSwedish
- آبلہUrdu
- bulädVolapük
- 水皰Chinese
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