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plaster

/ˈplastə/

noun

Meaning

  • A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.

  • A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.

  • A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.

  • A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.

  • Plaster of Paris.

verb

Meaning

  • To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.

    "to plaster a wall"

  • To apply a plaster to.

    "to plaster a wound"

  • To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.

    "Her face was plastered with mud."

  • To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

    "The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement."

  • To smooth over.