<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.</li><li>any similar swelling, as an air bubble in a coat of paint.</li><li>a relatively large bubble occurring in glass during blowing.</li><li>Military: a transparent bulge or dome on the fuselage of an airplane, usually for mounting a gun.</li><li>Photography: a bubble of air formed where the emulsion has separated from the base of a film, as because of defective processing.</li><li>a dome or skylight on a building.</li><li>the moving bubble in a spirit level.</li><li>a small blisterlike covering of plastic, usually affixed to a piece of cardboard and containing a small item, as a pen, bolt, or medicinal tablet.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to raise a blister or blisters on: These new shoes blistered my feet.</li><li>to criticize or rebuke severely: The boss blistered his assistant in front of the whole office.</li><li>to beat or thrash; punish severely.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to form or rise as a blister or blisters; become blistered.</li></ul>