| Front | blister |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verb BrE /ˈblɪstə(r)/NAmE /ˈblɪstər/ noun 1 a swelling on the surface of the skin that is filled with liquid and is caused, for example, by rubbing or burning / These shoes have given me blisters on my heels. see also fever blister 2 a similar swelling, filled with air or liquid, on metal, painted wood or another surface verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to form blisters; to make sth form blisters / His skin was beginning to blister.~ sth Her face had been blistered by the sun. 2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) when a surfaceblisters or sth blisters it, it swells and cracks 3 [transitive] ~ sb (NAmE) to criticize sb strongly blis•tered/BrE ˈblɪstəd; NAmE ˈblɪstərd/ adjective cracked and blistered skin blistered paintwork |
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