Search Result:plaster
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋplæstZ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊplɑːstә 〕
Overview of noun plaster
The noun plaster has 5 senses
- plaster -- (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)
- plaster of Paris, plaster -- (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)
- poultice, cataplasm, plaster -- (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.)
- plaster, plasterwork -- (a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster")
- plaster, adhesive plaster, sticking plaster -- (adhesive tape used in dressing wounds)
Overview of verb plaster
The verb plaster has 6 senses
- plaster, plaster over, stick on -- (apply a heavy coat to)
- plaster, beplaster -- (cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco")
- plaster -- (affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall")
- plaster -- (apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm")
- plaster, daub -- (coat with plaster; "daub the wall")
- poultice, plaster -- (dress by covering with a therapeutic substance)