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blister

English

  1. 🔊 (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
  2. 🔊 (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
  3. 🔊 a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
  4. 🔊 get blistered
    “Her feet blistered during the long hike”
  5. 🔊 cause blisters to form on
    “the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet”
  6. 🔊 subject to harsh criticism
    “The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 ampolla blister

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