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plas·ter
 plaster
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- pronunciation:
- plae
st
r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a paste of sand, lime or gypsum, or the like, and water that hardens when it dries, used esp. to cover walls and ceilings.
- similar words:
- cement, grout, mortar, plaster of Paris, roughcast, Spackle, stucco
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definition 2: |
a medicinal or cosmetic paste that is applied to the body.
- similar words:
- cast, pack, poultice
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related words: |
cast, cement |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
plasters, plastering, plastered |
definition 1: |
to cover with plaster or a plasterlike substance; apply plaster to.
- synonyms:
- daub
- similar words:
- cement, encrust, mortar, paint, paste, roughcast, Spackle, stucco
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definition 2: |
to apply like plaster, as by pasting.
They plastered their ad all over the wall.- similar words:
- paste, smear, spread
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related words: |
cement, chink, spread, wall |
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derivations: |
plastery (adj.), plasterer (n.) |
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