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   blister

   /ˈblɪstə/

   noun

   • 1. a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage: "his heels were covered in blisters" Similar blebbullapustulevesiclevesicationblainshoe bite
   • ▪ a swelling filled with air or fluid on the surface of a plant, heated metal, painted wood, etc.: "check for cracks and blisters in sheet roofing felt" Similar bubbleswellingbulgebumplumpprotuberancecavityhollowvoid
   • ▪ a preparation applied to the skin to form a blister. historical
   • 2. an annoying person: informal, dated British "the child is a disgusting little blister"

   verb

   • 1. form blisters on the skin or other surface: "the surface of the door began to blister"
   • ▪ cause blisters to form on the surface of: "a caustic liquid that blisters the skin"

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps from Old French blestre ‘swelling, pimple’.

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