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- Dictionaryplas·ter/ˈplastər/
noun
- 1. a soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures to form a smooth hard surface when dried: "strip away the plaster to expose the bare brick" Similar
- 2. an adhesive strip of material for covering cuts and wounds: British "waterproof plasters" Similar
verb
- 1. cover (a wall, ceiling, or other structure) with plaster. Similar
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Learn the noun and verb meanings of plaster, a word that can refer to a medicated dressing, a paste for walls, or a verb for applying or covering something. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of plaster.
Plaster is a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used for spreading on walls and ceilings, or a sticky material to cover cuts. Learn more about plaster as a noun and a verb, with examples and collocations.
Plaster definition: a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.. See examples of PLASTER used in a sentence.
Plaster is a building material that's applied as a wet paste and dries very hard and smooth. The walls inside your house might be made of plaster. New houses typically have interior walls made of drywall, rather than plaster, but older homes usually have many plaster surfaces.
Plaster is a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, used for coating walls and ceilings. It can also refer to a medical dressing, a pastelike mixture, or a slang term for defeat or injury.
Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water that hardens when it dries. It can also be a verb meaning to cover something with plaster or to apply a plaster to the body.
Plaster is a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used for walls, ceilings or injuries. It can also mean to cover something completely or thickly. Learn more about plaster with examples, synonyms and collocations.
