English dictionary
plaster
nounPronunciation
ˈplæstɚ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
noun
- a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
noun
- 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.
noun
- a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
noun
- 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
verb
- dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
verb
- coat with plaster
verb
- apply a heavy coat to
verb
- apply a plaster cast to
verb
- affix conspicuously
verb
- cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
Example sentences
there were cracks in the plaster
daub the wall
plaster the broken arm
She plastered warnings all over the wall
The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco