Definitions for plaster

Definitions for (noun) plaster

Main entry: plaster, sticking plaster, adhesive plaster

Definition: adhesive tape used in dressing wounds


Main entry: plaster, plasterwork

Definition: a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

Usage: there were cracks in the plaster


Main entry: poultice, plaster, cataplasm

Definition: 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.


Main entry: plaster

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


Main entry: plaster, plaster of Paris

Definition: 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


Definitions for (verb) plaster

Main entry: plaster, poultice

Definition: dress by covering with a therapeutic substance


Main entry: plaster, daub

Definition: coat with plaster

Usage: daub the wall


Main entry: stick on, plaster, plaster over

Definition: apply a heavy coat to


Main entry: plaster

Definition: apply a plaster cast to

Usage: plaster the broken arm


Main entry: plaster

Definition: affix conspicuously

Usage: She plastered warnings all over the wall


Main entry: plaster, beplaster

Definition: cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on

Usage: The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters; She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco


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