Blister - Definition
blister
n 1: a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance
does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
2: (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
3: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
[syn: blister, bulla, bleb]
v 1: get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
[syn: blister, vesicate]
2: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the
administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor
scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the
community" [syn: blister, scald, whip]
3: cause blisters to form on; "the tight shoes and perspiration
blistered her feet"