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Meaning & Definition of Plaster in English

English

Plaster

/plæstər/

noun

1. A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water

  • Hardens into a smooth solid
  • Used to cover walls and ceilings
synonym:
  • plaster

2. 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
synonym:
  • plaster of Paris,
  • plaster

3. 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.

synonym:
  • poultice,
  • cataplasm,
  • plaster

4. A surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

  • "There were cracks in the plaster"
synonym:
  • plaster,
  • plasterwork

5. Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

synonym:
  • plaster,
  • adhesive plaster,
  • sticking plaster

verb

1. Apply a heavy coat to

synonym:
  • plaster,
  • plaster over,
  • stick on

2. 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"
synonym:
  • plaster,
  • beplaster

3. Affix conspicuously

  • "She plastered warnings all over the wall"
synonym:
  • plaster

4. Apply a plaster cast to

  • "Plaster the broken arm"
synonym:
  • plaster

5. Coat with plaster

  • "Daub the wall"
synonym:
  • plaster,
  • daub

6. Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

synonym:
  • poultice,
  • plaster