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Plaster

/ˈplastə/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Plaster"

noun

1
A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
2
A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
3
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.
4
A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.

verb

1
To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
"to plaster a wall"
2
To apply a plaster to.
"to plaster a wound"
3
To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
"Her face was plastered with mud."
4
To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
"The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement."

🔄 Synonyms of "Plaster"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
daubnoun	(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
poulticenoun	A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
cataplasmnoun	(medicine) A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
stick onverb	(transitive, UK, law enforcement, slang) To charge (someone) with an offence.
sticking plasternoun	(New Zealand, British) An adhesive bandage used in dressing wounds
plaster oververb	apply a heavy coat to
adhesive plasternoun	adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
plaster of parisnoun	A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plaster"

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Word	Definition
plaster of parisnoun	A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
daubnoun	A crude or amateurish painting.
sticking plasternoun	(New Zealand, British) An adhesive bandage used in dressing wounds
poulticenoun	A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
cataplasmnoun	(medicine) A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
adhesive plasternoun	adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
plaster oververb	apply a heavy coat to
stick onverb	(transitive, UK, law enforcement, slang) To charge (someone) with an offence.
gypsumnoun	A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
ceilnoun	(poetic) A ceiling.
bricknoun	(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
cementnoun	(countable, uncountable) A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
lathnoun	A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
coatingnoun	A thin outer layer.
wallnoun	A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
stonenoun	(uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
gauzenoun	A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
splintnoun	(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
bandagenoun	A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
band-aidnoun	(Australia, Canada, US, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.