fault vs blister

blister vs fault

fault and blister both are nouns.

fault and blister both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fault	Yes	No	Yes	No
blister	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, blister is a hyponym of fault; that is, blister is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fault:

fault: an imperfection in an object or machine
blister: a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)

Other hyponyms of fault include bug, glitch, hole.

fault (noun)	blister (noun)
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention	(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)	(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection	a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
responsibility for a bad situation or event
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
an imperfection in an object or machine

fault (verb)	blister (verb)
put or pin the blame on	get blistered
	cause blisters to form on
	subject to harsh criticism

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