What is another word for blister ?

A small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage

tumour^UK

tumor^US

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“Some chemicals make the area blister and cause the wart to fall off.”

Noun

A swelling filled with air or fluid on the surface of a plant, heated metal, painted wood, etc

tumour^UK

tumor^US

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“Mark the blister with spray paint and monitor it as part of the roofs routine maintenance.”

Noun

An air- or gas-filled spherical cavity in a liquid or a solidified liquid such as glass

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Noun

Something that causes irritation or frustration

source of aggravation

offense^US

offence^UK

labour^UK

labor^US

blot on the landscape

trials and tribulations

rigor^US

rigour^UK

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Noun

Cold sore

herpes simplex lesion

oral herpes

vesicle

Noun

A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something

blot on the landscape

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Noun

A corrupting influence that is difficult to eradicate

rancour^UK

blot on the landscape

rancor^US

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

source of aggravation

trials and tribulations

offense^US

offence^UK

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Verb

stick out like a sore thumb

To have or cause to have blisters

add fuel to the flames

put salt on the wound

rub salt in the wound

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“The affected skin turns red and may blister.”

Verb

To break out in blisters

Verb

To criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly

attack

pummel^US

reprehend

roast

slash

give someone a bollocking

bite someone's head off

rap over the knuckles

snap someone's head off

give someone a bad press

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

jump down one's throat

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a telling-off

slap down

let someone have it

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

slap on the wrist

put someone on the hot seat

give someone what for

crawl all over

put on the mat

pin someone's ears back

give someone a row

put someone on the griddle

give someone a rating

satirize^US

satirise^UK

penalize^US

rap someone the knuckles

penalise^UK

give someone a carpeting

give something a battering

give something a bad press

give someone a dressing down

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give a tongue-lashing

tear someone a new one

give someone a telling off

rap someone over the knuckles

chew someone out

tick someone off

take someone to task

slap someone on the wrist

kick up a stink about

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Verb

To say defamatory things about someone or something

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

run a smear campaign against

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

drag through the mire

sully the reputation of

mudsling

poor-mouth

bring into disrepute

blacken the character of

pull to pieces

have a go at

drag someone's name through the mud

blacken someone's name

write false reports about

drag name through mud

give someone the cold-shoulder

treat disrespectfully

hurt someone's feelings

pummel^US

conduct a smear campaign against

demonize^US

blacken the reputation of

hit out at

lay into

demonise^UK

trivialize^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

put someone in their place

trivialise^UK

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

appal^UK

appall^US

raise eyebrows amongst

blackball

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

give the cold shoulder

tear a strip off

give someone a dressing-down

take rug out from under

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Verb

To take violent or aggressive action against

beat the living daylights out of

pummel^US

give someone a beating

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

conduct an offensive on

spread like wildfire over

rain something down on

annex^US

be disseminated through

burglarise^UK

colonise^UK

burglarize^US

colonize^US

annexe^UK

come at from all sides

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Come or fall away from a surface in flakes

molt^US

moult^UK

Verb

Become burnt when exposed to heat or a flame

cauterize^US

cauterise^UK

discolour^UK

carbonize^US

carbonise^UK

discolor^US

remove the moisture from

fossilize^US

fossilise^UK

smolder^US

smoulder^UK

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Verb

To diminish or take credit from

discount

undervalue

underrate

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

give someone the brush-off

satirize^US

take the mickey out of

satirise^UK

refuse to acknowledge

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

fleer

give someone the go-by

make a laughing-stock

give the cold shoulder

treat something lightly

miniaturise^UK

miniaturize^US

brush something aside

take with a pinch of salt

turn one's nose up at

look down one's nose at

dishonour^UK

make someone a laughing stock

give the cold shoulder to

treat disrespectfully

dishonor^US

be contemptuous about

drag through the mire

take rug out from under

knock bottom out of

look down nose at

look down your nose at

turn your nose up at

lout

do a number on

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Verb

make someone eat humble pie

To injure a person's dignity and self-respect

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

make someone eat crow

put out of countenance

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

put someone in their place

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

drag through the mire

bastardize^US

appal^UK

bastardise^UK

appall^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

knock the stuffing out of

do a hatchet job on

have the last laugh on

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

get one's comeuppance

make someone feel ashamed

desensitize^US

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

put in your place

force to eat humble pie

dehumanise^UK

desensitise^UK

brutalise^UK

let wind out of sails

take the wind out of somebody's sails

bring someone to their knees

cause instability

cause to be at a stand

put someone off their stroke

put someone off their stride

make someone scratch their head

set someone back on their heels

pummel^US

blacken the reputation of

give someone the blues

take rug out from under

discolour^UK

discolor^US

damage the reputation of

harm the reputation of

muddy the reputation of

ravage

drag someone's name through the mud

trivialize^US

blacken the character of

run a smear campaign against

trivialise^UK

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

raise eyebrows amongst

blackball

cause raised eyebrows

lampoon

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

categorize^US

be a blot on the landscape

categorise^UK

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Verb

To strike or hit repeatedly

pummel^US

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a hiding

give someone a good hiding

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a drubbing

give someone a beating

trash

maltreat

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

pulverize^US

win a resounding victory over

pulverise^UK

bring someone to their knees

blow out of the water

dust someone's britches

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

penalize^US

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

penalise^UK

thrash about

total

victimize^US

victimise^UK

turn something inside out

jump down one's throat

send

give the cat o'nine tails

beat the living daylights out of someone

clamor^US

clamour^UK

make things hot for someone

discolour^UK

discolor^US

traumatize^US

agonize^US

traumatise^UK

demonize^US

rain something down on

come into collision with

demonise^UK

mete out punishment to

bring someone to book

teach someone a lesson

give someone a hard time

pick on

give it to someone

rap someone's knuckles

give someone what for

agonise^UK

give someone the works

come down on like a ton of bricks

give a going-over

teach a lesson

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Verb

To grow worse and increasingly hostile

smoulder^UK

smolder^US

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

get in someone's hair

get on someone's nerves

rub you up the wrong way

be on the back of

get your dander up

get on somebody's nerves

get someone's back up

get up someone's nose

scandalize^US

make someone's blood boil

set one's teeth on edge

cross

scandalise^UK

make your hackles rise

make rancorous

give someone grief

be a pain in the neck

give someone a hard time

whip up

get on nerves

try your patience

ruffle one's feathers

turn off

put someone's back up

get under someone's skin

get in one's hair

try one's patience

raise hell

ruffle someone's feathers

rattle someone's cage

get someone's goat

put someone's nose out of joint

rub one the wrong way

rile up

push someon's buttons

put your nose out of joint

drive you up the wall

wind somebody up

make one see red

give the business

get on someone's wick

make sore

make someone's hackles rise

lose one's temper

blow up

get someone's dander up

push someone's buttons

appal^UK

try someone's patience

give a bad time

mix up

appall^US

wrong

drive you to distraction

make livid

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive out of mind

drive somebody up the wall

drive you round the bend

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

be like a red rag to a bull

colour^UK

color^US

become covered with condensation

give the cold shoulder

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