blister
/ˈblɪstər/
verb
- To form blisters on the skin or a surface.
- The sun can blister your skin if you stay out too long without sunscreen.
- His hands blistered after a long day of rowing.
- The heat blistered the paint on the old barn door.
- To criticize someone very harshly or angrily.
- She blistered him with a stream of angry words.
- The critic blistered the new movie in his review.
- The coach blistered the team for their poor performance.
noun
- A small bubble on the skin filled with clear liquid, caused by friction, burning, or other injury.
- I got a blister on my heel from wearing new shoes.
- The cook had a blister on her finger from touching the hot pan.
- He popped the blister on his hand and cleaned it with antiseptic.
- A similar bubble on a painted or coated surface, caused by heat or moisture.
- The sun caused blisters to form on the car's paint job.
- We had to sand down the blisters on the wall before repainting.
- Moisture got under the varnish and created a large blister on the table.
- A raised area on a plant leaf or stem, often caused by disease or insects.
- She noticed small blisters on the underside of the oak leaves.
- The rose leaves had blisters from a fungal infection.
- Blisters on the tomato plants indicated a pest problem.