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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | surface pargeting | |
| 11. | [ verb ] coat with plaster | |
| Synonyms: | daub | |
| Examples: | "daub the wall" |
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| 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 | |
| Similar spelling: |
plasterer plastered plastering plastinate pilaster plastron plastique plastid plastic plasticize plasticise Plasticine plicate Plaskett Plaisted placate |
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