blister

¹blis·ter

noun \ˈblis-tər\

Definition of BLISTER

1

: an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid

2

: an enclosed raised spot (as in paint) resembling a blister

3

: an agent (as lewisite) that causes blistering

4

: a fungal disease of plants marked by raised patches on the leaves

5

: any of various structures that bulge out (as a gunner's compartment on a bomber)

— blis·tery \-t(ə-)rē\ adjective

Examples of BLISTER

1. She developed a blister on her heel where her shoe rubbed against it.

Origin of BLISTER

Middle English blister, blester, probably from Old English *blȳster, *blǣster; akin to Old Norse blāstr swelling, Old English blǣst blast

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BLISTER

bister, clyster, glister, klister, lister, Lister, mister, sister, tryster, twister