plaster

Words with a similar base: adhesive_plaster, beplaster, plaster, plaster_of_Paris, plaster_over, plasterwork, sticking_plaster

'plaster'

[plaster.n.01] as in: a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

'plaster'

[plaster_of_paris.n.01] as in: any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs

'plaster'

[poultice.n.01] as in: 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.

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'plaster'

[plaster.n.04] as in: a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

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Examples:
there were cracks in the plaster

'plaster'

[plaster.n.05] as in: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

'plaster'

[plaster.v.01] as in: apply a heavy coat to

'plaster'

[plaster.v.02] as in: cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

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Examples:
The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco

'plaster'

[plaster.v.03] as in: affix conspicuously

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Examples:
She plastered warnings all over the wall

'plaster'

[plaster.v.04] as in: apply a plaster cast to

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Examples:
plaster the broken arm

'plaster'

[plaster.v.05] as in: coat with plaster

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Examples:
daub the wall

'plaster'

[poultice.v.01] as in: dress by covering with a therapeutic substance