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plaster

/ˈplæstɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Plaster means: 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 for plaster13

noun, 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.

poultice, cataplasm

noun, as in adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

adhesive plaster, sticking plaster

noun, 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 of Paris

noun, as in a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

plasterwork

verb, as in apply a heavy coat to

plaster over, stick on

verb, as in coat with plaster

daub

verb, as in cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

beplaster

verb, as in affix conspicuously

beplaster

verb, as in dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

poultice

also used for plaster

render, stucco, grout

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What does plaster mean?11

noun

1

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.

2

adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

3

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

4

a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)“there were cracks in the plaster”

5

a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

verb

1

apply a heavy coat to

2

coat with plaster“daub the wall”

3

cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on“The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters”

4

affix conspicuously“She plastered warnings all over the wall”

5

dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

6

apply a plaster cast to“plaster the broken arm”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plaster?8

two syllables

masterfasterpastorcastorcasterblaster

three syllables

disasterheadmaster
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Plaster in a sentence

  • I need some plaster, screws, and plastic anchors to fix the towel rack.Amastan
  • He saw a small plaster on her left knee.Dejo
  • Their job is to coat the walls with plaster.Amastan
  • That means that water flows over the plaster and enters cracks easily.AlanF_US
  • I can't use my left hand because of the plaster cast.JimBreen
  • A plasterer is a craftsman who applies plaster on walls.al_ex_an_der
  • A fresco was found under a layer of plaster.AlanF_US
  • The doctor put my right leg in plaster the day before yesterday.nuthaven

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of plaster

as a noun

plural
plasters

as a verb

past tense
plastered
present participle
plastering
third-person singular
plasters
past participle
plastered