plaster meaning

UK /ˈplɑːstə/ US /ˈplæstɚ/ 2 syllables

plaster (verb): apply a heavy coat to.

plaster has 11 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

plaster as a verb

  1. apply a heavy coat to

    Synonyms: plaster over, stick on

    Type of: cover

    Related forms: plastering

  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

    Synonyms: beplaster

    Type of: cover

  3. affix conspicuously
    • She plastered warnings all over the wall

    Type of: affix

  4. apply a plaster cast to
    • plaster the broken arm

    Type of: cover

    Related forms: plastering

  5. coat with plaster
    • daub the wall

    Synonyms: daub

    Type of: coat

    Kinds: render-set, parget, roughcast, mud, mortar

    Related forms: plasterer, plastering

  6. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

    Synonyms: poultice

    Type of: dress

    Related forms: plastering

plaster as a noun

  1. 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: finish coat, grout, parget, roughcast, spackle, stucco

  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

    Synonyms: plaster of Paris

    Type of: calcium sulphate

    Kinds: gesso

  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.

    Synonyms: poultice, cataplasm

    Type of: dressing

    Kinds: mustard plaster

  4. a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
    • there were cracks in the plaster

    Synonyms: plasterwork

    Type of: surface

    Kinds: pargeting

  5. adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

    Synonyms: adhesive plaster, sticking plaster

    Type of: adhesive tape

    Kinds: court plaster

How to pronounce plaster

plaster is pronounced /ˈplɑːstə/ in British English and /ˈplæstɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with plaster

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in ER · 7-letter words

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