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blinking
blinking green light
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bliss out
blissful
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blister beetle
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blister

blis·ter [ blístər ]


noun  (plural blis·ters)
Definition:
 
1. medicine painful swelling on skin: a painful swelling on the skin containing fluid serum

2. plants botany swelling on plant resulting from disease: a swelling in a leaf or other plant part indicating disease

3. bubble on paint: a bubble containing liquid or air on paintwork or rubber

4. aviation aircraft dome: a rounded, usually transparent dome on the fuselage of an aircraft, used for observation



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle blis·tered, present participle blis·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular blis·ters)
Definition:
 
form blisters: to be raised in a blister or blisters, or to cause blisters to form on something

[14th century. Origin ?]

blis·ter·y adjective
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