1. An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid, caused by rubbing or friction
   "new shoes often give me blisters";
   - bulla, bleb
    
2. A flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
   "The new paint job was marred by several blisters"
    
3. (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
   "The elm leaves were covered in blisters caused by aphids"

1. Get blistered
   "Her feet blistered during the long hike";
   - vesicate
    
2. Cause blisters to form on
   "the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet"
    
3. Subject to harsh criticism
   "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday";
   - scald, whip [informal], scorch [informal]

1. The second tier of famous or important people, especially celebrities
   "He remained a B-list actor despite several leading roles"

Derived forms: blisters, blistering, blistered

Type of: alter, assail, assault, attack, change, cyst, defect, enation, fault, flaw, intumesce, lash out, modify, plant process, puff, round, swell, swell up, tumefy, tumesce, vesicle

Encyclopedia: Blister