blister

  • 31blister — blis|ter1 [ˈblıstə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: blestre, blostre swelling on the skin , from Middle Dutch bluyster blister ] 1.) a swelling on your skin containing clear liquid, caused for example by a burn or continuous… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32blister — blis•ter [[t]ˈblɪs tər[/t]] n. 1) pat a thin vesicle on the skin containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury 2) any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a coat of paint 3) mil a transparent dome on the fuselage of an… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 33blister — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Blister is used before these nouns: ↑pack {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ badly ▪ Her feet were badly blistered. Blister is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑skin …

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  • 34blister — Synonyms and related words: abscess, air bubble, aposteme, assail, attack, balloon, bed sore, bilge, birthmark, blackhead, bladder, blain, blaze, bleb, blemish, blob, blood blister, boil, boss, bow, brand, bubble, bubo, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35blister — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vesicle; bubble, sac. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vesicle, bleb, sac, bulla, wheal, wale, weal, welt, blood blister, water blister, second degree burn; see also injury 1 , sore . v. Syn.… …

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  • 36blister — blis|ter1 [ blıstər ] noun count 1. ) a swollen area on your skin that is full of a clear liquid and is caused by being burned or rubbed 2. ) a small raised area on a surface that is filled with air blister blis|ter 2 [ blıstər ] verb… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37blister — [[t]blɪ̱stə(r)[/t]] blisters, blistering, blistered 1) N COUNT A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin. 2) V ERG When …

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  • 38blister — n. a swelling containing watery fluid (serum) and sometimes also blood (blood blister) or pus, within or just beneath the skin. Blisters commonly develop as a result of unaccustomed friction on the hands or feet or at the site of a burn but are… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 39blíster — {{#}}{{LM B05539}}{{〓}} {{[}}blíster{{]}} ‹blís·ter› {{◆}}(pl. blísteres){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Envase para varios productos pequeños que está formado por un soporte de cartón sobre el que va pegada una lámina de plástico transparente con… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 40blister — 1. noun a) 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. T is written in the Hebrew Chronicle, / How the… …

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