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List of meaning for plaster

to cover something thickly

plaster(noun)

a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

plaster of Paris, plaster(noun)

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

poultice, cataplasm, plaster(noun)

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.

plaster, plasterwork(noun)

a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

"there were cracks in the plaster"

plaster, adhesive plaster, sticking plaster(verb)

adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

plaster, plaster over, stick on(verb)

apply a heavy coat to

plaster, beplaster(verb)

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"

plaster(verb)

affix conspicuously

"She plastered warnings all over the wall"

plaster(verb)

apply a plaster cast to

"plaster the broken arm"

plaster, daub(verb)

coat with plaster

"daub the wall"

poultice, plaster(verb)

dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

a medicated covering used to heal an injury

put a plaster on the burn and don't touch it

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