blister.

1. A raised pocket of fluid in or beneath the skin.

2. A raised bubble on a surface such as paint or a manufactured material.

3. To form blisters or cause them to form.

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Words that belong together

• skin blister
• painful blister

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A blister formed on her heel.

The clinician examined the blister.

Friction had raised a small blister.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular blister; plural blisters. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.