English words for 'mechanical blistering'
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verb
noun
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- (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
- a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
- (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
- A bubble, as on a painted surface.
- (medicine) Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine.
- A cause of annoyance.
- (uncountable) A form of smelted copper with a blistered surface.
- A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
- A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities.
- A swelling on a plant.
- (roofing) An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate.
noun
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
adj
verb
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
noun
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
noun
- A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
- (pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
- an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
noun
- (countable, historical) A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterirritation.
- (chiefly uncountable) A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow.
- the banging sound of steam in pipes
noun
- (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter.
- (biology, medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as:
- (biology) Any of several hollow structures as features of bones.
- (Catholicism, historical) A handwritten document from the papal chancellery.
- (historical) In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
- (archaeology) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
- The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance).
- A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.
- the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
- (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
noun
- (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
- (geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
- (anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
- (botany) A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
- (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- (biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
- a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
noun
- Any burn on the skin caused by scraping the skin against a surface.
- Any other mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object.
- (colloquial) A mark of a soiled finger wiped on a surface.
- A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction.
- (colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl.
noun
- A skin disease.
- Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.
- A grey bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus).
- (figurative) The foul remains of anything adherent.
- (botany) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
- The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
noun
noun
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
adj
verb
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
noun
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
- a sudden very loud noise
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
- the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
- (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
noun
- A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
- (pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
- an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
noun
- (countable, historical) A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterirritation.
- (chiefly uncountable) A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow.
- the banging sound of steam in pipes
noun
- (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter.
- (biology, medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as:
- (biology) Any of several hollow structures as features of bones.
- (Catholicism, historical) A handwritten document from the papal chancellery.
- (historical) In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
- (archaeology) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
- The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance).
- A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.
- the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
- (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
noun
- (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is less than 5 mm in diameter.
- (geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.
- (anatomy) A pocket of embryonic tissue that is the beginning of an organ.
- (botany) A small sac filled with juice, one of many constituting the pulp of a fruit such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit.
- (cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- (biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
- a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
noun
- Any burn on the skin caused by scraping the skin against a surface.
- Any other mark or stain left on a surface from a sliding or rubbing object.
- (colloquial) A mark of a soiled finger wiped on a surface.
- A black mark left on a road surface from the sliding or skidding tires of a motor vehicle that has lost traction.
- (colloquial, humorous, euphemistic) A visible feces stain left on underpants, trousers, or sometimes the toilet bowl.
noun
- A skin disease.
- Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.
- A grey bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus).
- (figurative) The foul remains of anything adherent.
- (botany) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
- The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
noun
verb
noun
- (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
- a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
- (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
- A bubble, as on a painted surface.
- (medicine) Something applied to the skin to raise a blister; a vesicatory or other applied medicine.
- A cause of annoyance.
- (uncountable) A form of smelted copper with a blistered surface.
- A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
- A type of pre-formed packaging made from plastic that contains cavities.
- A swelling on a plant.
- (roofing) An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate.