Blister — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈəʊmɪˌəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈəʊmɪˌəʊz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪnz/.

Examples

Her feet blistered during the long hike
The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday
the professor scaled the students

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bulla bleb vesicate whip scald

Parts of Speech

noun	a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
noun	(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
noun	(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
verb	get blistered “Her feet blistered during the long hike”
verb	subject to harsh criticism “The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”
verb	cause blisters to form on “the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet”

Word Forms

blistery	adjective	covered with small blisters
blister	verb	get blistered
blebby	adjective	covered with small blisters
blister	noun	(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
vesicatory	adjective	causing blisters
vesicant	adjective	causing blisters
vesication	noun	the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blase

ein Fehler auf einer Oberfläche, der dadurch entsteht, dass eine aufgetragene Substanz nicht haftet (wie eine Luftblase in einer Farbschicht)

🇫🇷French

cloque

un défaut sur une surface résultant du fait qu'une substance appliquée n'adhère pas (comme une bulle d'air dans une couche de peinture)

🇪🇸Spanish

ampolla

un defecto en una superficie que resulta cuando una sustancia aplicada no se adhiere (como una burbuja de aire en una capa de pintura)

🇮🇹Italian

vescica

un difetto su una superficie risultante quando una sostanza applicata non aderisce (come una bolla d'aria in uno strato di vernice)

🇳🇱Dutch

blaar

een gebrek aan een oppervlak dat ontstaat wanneer een aangebrachte substantie niet hecht (zoals een luchtbel in een verflaag)

🇵🇹Portuguese

bolha

uma falha em uma superfície resultante quando uma substância aplicada não adere (como uma bolha de ar em uma camada de tinta)

🇷🇺Russian

волдырь

дефект на поверхности, возникающий из-за того, что нанесенное вещество не прилипает (как пузырь воздуха в слое краски)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छाला

किसी सतह पर दोष तब उत्पन्न होता है जब कोई लगाया गया पदार्थ चिपकता नहीं है (जैसे कि पेंट की परत में हवा का बुलबुला)

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোস্কা

একটি পৃষ্ঠের একটি ত্রুটি যার ফলে একটি প্রয়োগকৃত পদার্থ মেনে চলে না (পেইন্টের আবরণে একটি বায়ু বুদবুদ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கொப்புளம்

பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட பொருள் ஒட்டிக்கொள்ளாதபோது மேற்பரப்பில் ஏற்படும் குறைபாடு (வண்ணப்பூச்சில் காற்று குமிழியாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

పొక్కు

వర్తించే పదార్ధం అంటుకోనప్పుడు ఏర్పడే ఉపరితలంపై లోపం (పెయింట్ కోటులో గాలి బుడగ వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

फोड

पृष्ठभागावरील दोष जेव्हा लागू केलेला पदार्थ चिकटत नाही (रंगाच्या आवरणात हवेचा बबल म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોલ્લો

સપાટી પરની ખામી જ્યારે લાગુ પડેલો પદાર્થ વળગી રહેતો નથી (પેઇન્ટના કોટમાં હવાના પરપોટા તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಳ್ಳೆ

ಅನ್ವಯಿಕ ವಸ್ತುವು ಅಂಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳದಿದ್ದಾಗ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿನ ದೋಷ (ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೋಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಿಯ ಗುಳ್ಳೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുമിള

പ്രയോഗിച്ച പദാർത്ഥം ഒട്ടിപ്പിടിക്കുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ (ഒരു കോട്ട് പെയിൻ്റിലെ വായു കുമിളയായി) ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിലെ പിഴവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਾਲੇ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਨੁਕਸ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਗੂ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ (ਪੇਂਟ ਦੇ ਕੋਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਬੁਲਬੁਲੇ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آبلہ

سطح پر ایک خامی جس کے نتیجے میں جب کوئی لاگو مادہ نہیں لگاتا (پینٹ کے کوٹ میں ہوا کے بلبلے کی طرح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水疱

由于所涂物质不粘附而导致表面上的缺陷（如油漆层中的气泡）

🇯🇵Japanese

水膨れ

塗布した物質が付着しないことによって生じる表面の傷（塗膜中の気泡など）

🇰🇷Korean

수포

도포된 물질이 부착되지 않아 발생하는 표면의 흠집(페인트 코팅의 기포 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mụn rộp

một vết nứt trên bề mặt do chất được bôi không bám dính (như bong bóng khí trong lớp sơn)

🇹🇭Thai

ตุ่ม

ตำหนิบนพื้นผิวที่เกิดจากการที่สารที่ทาไม่เกาะติด (เป็นฟองอากาศในชั้นเคลือบสี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

lepuh

cacat pada permukaan akibat bahan yang diaplikasikan tidak melekat (seperti gelembung udara pada lapisan cat)

🇵🇭Filipino

paltos

isang depekto sa isang ibabaw na nagreresulta kapag ang isang inilapat na sangkap ay hindi nakadikit (bilang isang bula ng hangin sa isang coat ng pintura)

🇲🇾Malay

lepuh

kecacatan pada permukaan yang terhasil apabila bahan yang digunakan tidak melekat (sebagai gelembung udara dalam lapisan cat)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بثرة

عيب على السطح ينتج عن عدم التصاق المادة المطبقة (مثل فقاعة هواء في طبقة الطلاء)

🇮🇷Persian

تاول

نقص روی سطح که در اثر عدم چسبندگی ماده اعمال شده (به عنوان حباب هوا در یک لایه رنگ) ایجاد می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

kabarcık

uygulanan maddenin yapışmaması sonucu ortaya çıkan yüzeydeki kusur (boya katındaki hava kabarcığı gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁלפּוּחִית

פגם במשטח הנובע כאשר חומר מיושם אינו נדבק (כמו בועת אוויר בשכבת צבע)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'blister'?

The primary meaning of 'blister' is 'a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'blister' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'blister' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'blister' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'blister' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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