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water blister

water blister

2.8
A small raised spot on the skin filled with clear fluid after rubbing or a burn
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːtər ˈblɪstər/
translation icon : ampolla de agua
  • The sunburn on his arm caused several water blisters to form, which were filled with clear fluid.

Examples

  • After hiking for hours, she developed a painful water blister on her foot from the friction of her shoes.

  • You'll have water blisters on that white skin.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • He carefully popped the water blister on his finger, releasing the clear fluid inside.

Synonyms

blister
vswater blister
52 2.4

A raised bump filled with fluid on the skin or a surface

is specific to clear fluid usually after friction or burns
bleb
vswater blister
  • Specialized
2 9.9

A small blister on the skin or a cell that holds fluid

is usually larger and filled with clear fluid from friction or burns

Surface Forms

water blister singular
water blisters plural

Morphology

water + blister

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'water' (clear liquid) + 'blister' (a fluid-filled bubble on the skin): it denotes a blister filled with watery fluid. This noun–noun compounding follows regular English formation and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Water blister comes from a simple picture: a blister filled with a fluid that looks like water, like a small 'clear bubble' on the skin after rubbing or a burn. So the name means 'a blister containing clear, watery fluid' today.