PLASTER

/ˈplastə/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. noun a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water.
  2. noun any of several gypsum cements. — synonyms: plaster_of_Paris
  3. noun a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.. — synonyms: poultice, cataplasm
  4. noun a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling). — synonyms: plasterwork
  5. noun adhesive tape used in dressing wounds. — synonyms: adhesive_plaster, sticking_plaster
  6. verb apply a heavy coat to. — synonyms: plaster_over, stick_on
  7. verb cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on. — synonyms: beplaster
  8. verb affix conspicuously.
  9. verb apply a plaster cast to.
  10. verb coat with plaster. — synonyms: daub
  11. verb dress by covering with a therapeutic substance. — synonyms: poultice

Examples

  • “to plaster a wall”
  • “to plaster a wound”
  • “Her face was plastered with mud.”

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