blister

/'blistə/

Thân thiện

The new shoes gave her a painful blister on her heel.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • (Pathology) A small bubble on the skin filled with fluid: A raised area of skin containing clear liquid (serous fluid), typically caused by friction, burning, or other injury.
   • (Botany) A similar swelling on a plant: A raised, often fluid-filled, area on a leaf or other plant part.
   • A flaw or bubble on a surface: A raised spot or bubble on a painted, coated, or laminated surface where the material has separated from the layer beneath.

2. Verb:

   • To cause blisters to form: To make blisters appear on a surface, especially skin.
   • To form blisters: To develop blisters.
   • To criticize harshly: To subject someone or something to severe verbal attack or criticism.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • I got a painful blister on my heel from the new shoes.
  • The disease caused blisters to form on the leaves of the plant.
  • There are several blisters in the old paint on the door.

• Verb:

  • The hot pavement blistered the soles of my feet.
  • Her feet blistered after the 20-mile hike.
  • The critic blistered the film in his review, calling it a complete failure.

Advanced Usage

• "to raise a blister": To cause a blister to form.

  • The chemical burn raised a large blister on his arm.

• "blistering criticism/attack": Extremely harsh and severe criticism.

  • The CEO faced blistering criticism from shareholders after the company's losses.

Variants and Related Words

• Blistering (adj): Extremely intense, severe, or fast.

  • We walked at a blistering pace.
  • The desert heat was blistering.

• Blister pack (n): A type of packaging where an item is sealed between a clear plastic bubble and a cardboard backing.

  • The pills came in a blister pack.

Synonyms

• Noun (skin): Bleb, vesicle, pustule (if filled with pus).
• Verb (criticize): Lambaste, excoriate, savage, scorch.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "Blistering pace/speed": A very fast speed.
  • The runner set off at a blistering pace.

Học thuật

Noun

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)

Verb

1. cause blisters to form on
   • the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet
2. subject to harsh criticism
   • The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
   • the professor scaled the students
   • your invectives scorched the community
3. get blistered
   • Her feet blistered during the long hike

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bulla
• bleb
• scald
• whip
• vesicate