plaster
IPA: pɫˈæstɝ
noun
- (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
- (countable, Britain, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
- (uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.
- (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.
- (uncountable) Plaster of Paris.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
- (transitive) To apply a plaster to.
- (transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
- (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
- (transitive, figurative) To bombard heavily or overwhelmingly; to overwhelm with (weapons) fire.
- (transitive, figurative) To smooth over.
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Examples of "plaster" in Sentences
- He was plastered last night.
- Have you ever been plastered
- I can see that he is plastered.
- The white parts of the walls are plasters.
- It is not right for the boy to be plastered.
- The plastered man was arrested by the police.
- He is known for the plastered man in the city.
- The exterior is plastered and the roof is tiled.
- The interior of the church is plain and plastered.
- In the past, horsehair was used to help bind the plaster to the laths.