| NOUN | substance | plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water |
|---|---|---|---|
| substance | plaster, plaster of Paris | any of several gypsum cements | |
| artifact | plaster, poultice, cataplasm | 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. | |
| artifact | plaster, plasterwork | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) | |
| artifact | plaster, adhesive plaster, sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds | |
| VERB | contact | plaster, plaster over, stick on | apply a heavy coat to |
| contact | plaster, beplaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on | |
| contact | plaster | affix conspicuously | |
| contact | plaster | apply a plaster cast to | |
| contact | plaster, daub | coat with plaster | |
| body | plaster, poultice | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance |
| Sounds | plae'ster | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | plaster of Paris | |
| Narrower | gesso | gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared) |
| Broader | calcium sulphate, calcium sulfate | A white salt (CaSO4) |
| Substances | gypsum | A common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters / plasters (especially plaster of Paris) |
| Spanish | yeso blanco | |
| Catalan | guix | |
| Verbs | plaster | apply a plaster cast to |
| Meaning | 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 | |
| Narrower | mustard plaster, sinapism | A plaster containing powdered black mustard |
| Broader | dressing, medical dressing | A cloth covering for a wound or sore |
| Spanish | cataplasma, emplasto | |
| Catalan | cataplasma, emplastre | |
| Verbs | plaster | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance |
| Meaning | A surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there were cracks in the plaster" | |
| Synonym | plasterwork | |
| Narrower | pargeting, pargetting, pargetry | Ornamental plasterwork |
| Broader | surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
| Verbs | plaster | coat with plaster |
| Meaning | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds. | |
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| Synonyms | adhesive plaster, sticking plaster | |
| Narrower | court plaster | A plaster composed of isinglass on silk |
| Broader | adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
| Spanish | esparadrapo, tirita | |
| Catalan | esparadrap, tireta | |
| Meaning | apply a heavy coat to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | plaster over, stick on | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | emplastar, enyesar, recubrir | |
| Catalan | emplastrar, enguixar, recobrir | |
| Nouns | plastering | the application of plaster / plaster / plaster |
| Meaning | Cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Model | They plaster the doors with notices | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | beplaster | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Similar to | plaster | affix conspicuously |
| Meaning | affix conspicuously. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They plaster notices on the doors | |
| Example | "She plastered warnings all over the wall" | |
| Broader | affix, stick on | attach to |
| Similar to | plaster, beplaster | Cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on |
| Spanish | empastar | |
| Meaning | apply a plaster cast to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "plaster the broken arm" | |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
| Spanish | enyesar, escayolar | |
| Catalan | enguixar | |
| Nouns | plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water |
| plaster | any of several gypsum cements | |
| plastering | the application of plaster / plaster / plaster | |
| Meaning | coat with plaster. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | daub | |
| Category | masonry | The craft of a mason |
| Narrower | mortar | plaster with mortar |
| mud | plaster with mud | |
| parget | apply ornamental plaster to | |
| render-set | Cover with two coats of plaster | |
| roughcast | apply roughcast to | |
| Broader | coat, surface | Put a coat on |
| Similar to | daub | apply to a surface |
| Spanish | enyesar | |
| Catalan | enguixar | |
| Nouns | plaster | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) |
| plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water | |
| plasterer | a worker skilled in applying plaster | |
| plastering | the application of plaster / plaster / plaster | |
| Meaning | Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Did he plaster his foot? | |
| Synonym | poultice | |
| Category | medicine, practice of medicine | The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries |
| Broader | dress | apply a bandage or medication to |
| Spanish | emplastar, escayolar | |
| Catalan | enguixar | |
| Nouns | plaster | 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. |
| plastering | the application of plaster / plaster / plaster | |
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