PLASTER
(noun, verb)Definitions
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Plaster.
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Plaster - as a noun
A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
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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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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.
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A surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
Example: "There were cracks in the plaster"
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Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
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Plaster - as a verb
Cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
Example: "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"
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Affix conspicuously
Example: "She plastered warnings all over the wall"
Apply a plaster cast to
Example: "Plaster the broken arm"
Coat with plaster
Example: "Daub the wall"
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Example Sentences
"She applied a layer of plaster to the cracked wall."
"The plaster on the ceiling started to crumble."
"He is allergic to plaster, so he can't touch it."
"The sculpture was made from plaster."
"The doctor put a plaster on the small cut."
Word Game Points
Is PLASTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, plaster is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
PLASTER has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
Is PLASTER a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, plaster is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordPLASTER has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
Is PLASTER a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, plaster is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordPLASTER has a WORDFEUD points total of 10.
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Words
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- pilaster
- polestar
- psaltery
- spectral
- splatter
- aplustre
- pantlers
- partlets
- persalts
- petrales
- petrosal
- peytrals
- plaister
- plaiters
- planters
- plasters
- plastery
- platters
- pleaters
- prattles
- prelates
- prolates
- psalters
- replants
- replates
- sceptral
- sparklet
- sprattle
- staplers
- templars
- tramples
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