Definition of plaster

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Definition of plaster

  • cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on (verb)

    Examples

    1. The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
    2. She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco

    Synonyms

    1. beplaster
  • dress by covering with a therapeutic substance (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. poultice
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. plaster of paris
  • 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)

    Synonyms

    1. cataplasm
    2. poultice
  • a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) (noun)

    Examples

    1. there were cracks in the plaster

    Synonyms

    1. plasterwork
  • coat with plaster (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. daub
  • apply a heavy coat to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. plaster over
    2. stick on
  • adhesive tape used in dressing wounds (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. adhesive plaster
    2. sticking plaster
  • affix conspicuously (verb)

    Examples

    1. She plastered warnings all over the wall
  • a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings (noun)
  • apply a plaster cast to (verb)

    Examples

    1. plaster the broken arm

See definition of plaster in Merriam Webster