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English noun: blister | |||
| 1. | blister (state) a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defect, fault, flaw | ||
| 2. | blister (plant) (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enation, plant process | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| 3. | blister (body) (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid | ||
| Synonyms | bleb, bulla | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cyst, vesicle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blood blister, pustule, water blister | ||
| Domain category | pathology | ||
English verb: blister | |||
| 1. | blister (change) get blistered | ||
| Samples | Her feet blistered during the long hike. | ||
| Examples | Did his feet blister? | ||
| Synonyms | vesicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce | ||
| Verb group | blister | ||
| 2. | blister (communication) subject to harsh criticism | ||
| Samples | The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday. The professor scaled the students. Your invectives scorched the community. | ||
| Synonyms | scald, whip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | ||
| 3. | blister (change) cause blisters to form on | ||
| Samples | The tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | blister, vesicate | ||
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