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plaster

/ plaster /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
Type of:
adhesive tape
Kinds of:
court plaster
verb Sense 2
affix conspicuously
"She plastered warnings all over the wall"
Type of:
affix stick on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
apply a plaster cast to
"plaster the broken arm"
Type of:
cover
Derived:
plaster of Paris plastering daubing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
apply a heavy coat to
Type of:
cover
Derived:
plastering daubing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
coat with plaster
"daub the wall"
Type of:
coat surface
Kinds of:
render-set parget roughcast mud mortar
Derived:
daub plastering daubing plasterwork plasterer
Verb group:
daub
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
masonry
verb Sense 6
cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on
"The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"
Type of:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
noun Sense 7
a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
Type of:
mixture covering material
Kinds of:
finish coat finishing coat grout parget pargeting
Derived:
daub
noun Sense 8
a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
"there were cracks in the plaster"
Type of:
surface
Kinds of:
pargeting pargetting pargetry
Derived:
daub
noun Sense 9
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
Type of:
calcium sulphate calcium sulfate
verb Sense 10
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
Type of:
dress
Derived:
poultice cataplasm plastering daubing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
medicine practice of medicine
noun Sense 11
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.
Type of:
dressing medical dressing
Kinds of:
mustard plaster sinapism
Derived:
poultice
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
50
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

adhesive tape court plaster affix stick on cover coat surface render-set parget roughcast mud mortar