blister

C1 Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈblɪstɚ/ UK /ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #24246

Meanings

1

noun
A small bubble on the skin filled with fluid, caused by rubbing, burning, or irritation.

My new shoes gave me a painful blister on my heel.
2

verb
To form blisters, or to cause blisters to form on the skin.

My feet blistered during the long hike.
3

noun
A raised bubble on a surface where a coating such as paint has not stuck properly.

There were blisters in the fresh paint where moisture had got in.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

blainblebvesicate

Word family

Forms blisteredblisteringblisters

Derived forms antiblisterbeblisterblisterfoilblisterlikeblisterymicroblister

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Phrases (1)

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blister copper
impure copper with dark raised bubbles on its surface, produced before further refining

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”).

blister Middle English blestre Old French

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Topics

The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

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# blister

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈblɪstɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 24246

## Meanings
1. A small bubble on the skin filled with fluid, caused by rubbing, burning, or irritation.
2. To form blisters, or to cause blisters to form on the skin.
3. A raised bubble on a surface where a coating such as paint has not stuck properly.

## Examples
- My new shoes gave me a painful blister on my heel.
- My feet blistered during the long hike.
- There were blisters in the fresh paint where moisture had got in.

## Synonyms
- blain
- bleb
- vesicate

## Derived Forms
- antiblister
- beblister
- blisterfoil
- blisterlike
- blistery
- microblister

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blister
- Root: blestre

## Etymology
From Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”).

## AI Etymology
Blister is from Middle English blister, from Old French blestre, from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Dutch blyster (“swelling”), Old Norse blastr (“a blowing”). Important historical forms include Middle English blister, and Old French blestre. In present-day use, it can mean a small bubble on the skin filled with fluid, caused by rubbing, burning, or irritation, or to form blisters, or to cause blisters to form on the skin. Derived formations include antiblister, beblister, blisterfoil, blisterlike, blistery.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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