blistering
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
Related & opposite
- blister derivation
- vesiculate derivation
- vesiculate derivation
Sense 2 adjective
harsh or corrosive in tone
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
Related & opposite
- acrimony derivation
- virulence derivation
- acridness derivation
- vituperation derivation
- unpleasant similar to
Sense 3 adjective
hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters
blistering sun
Related & opposite
- hot similar to
Sense 4 adjective
very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
a hot sports car
Related & opposite
- fast similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blister |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vesiculate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vesiculate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | acrimony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | virulence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | acridness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vituperation |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpleasant |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | hot |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | fast |