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  1. 1. n. A vesicle of the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a bladderlike elevation of the cuticle. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin, as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the surface, as on steel. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter, applied to raise a blister. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister form on. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To raise a blister or blisters upon. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. get blistered Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. subject to harsh criticism Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. cause blisters to form on Source: wordnet

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