plaster
1. [ noun ] (chemistry) a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
Related terms: mixture covering_material stucco parget grout spackle roughcast finish_coat
2. [ verb ] cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on
Examples:

"The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"

Related terms: cover
3. [ noun ] (chemistry) 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
Synonyms: plaster_of_Paris
Related terms: calcium_sulphate gypsum
4. [ verb ] apply a plaster cast to
Examples:

"plaster the broken arm"

Related terms: cover plaster_of_Paris
5. [ verb ] dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
Synonyms: poultice
Related terms: dress dress medicine poultice
6. [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) medicine 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: cataplasm poultice
Related terms: medicine dressing mustard_plaster poultice
7. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13679
8. [ verb ] affix conspicuously
Examples:

"She plastered warnings all over the wall"

Related terms: affix
9. [ verb ] apply a heavy coat to
Synonyms: plaster_over stick_on
Related terms: cover plastering
10. [ noun ] a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
Synonyms: plasterwork
Examples:

"there were cracks in the plaster"

Related terms: surface pargeting
11. [ verb ] coat with plaster
Synonyms: daub
Examples:

"daub the wall"

Related terms: coat mortar parget roughcast render-set mud masonry daub plasterer
12. [ noun ] adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
Synonyms: sticking_plaster adhesive_plaster
Related terms: adhesive_tape shinplaster court_plaster
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