1. plaster - noun
· a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
Hypernym(s): mixture, covering_material
2. 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
Synonym(s): plaster_of_Paris
Hypernym(s): calcium_sulphate, calcium_sulfate
3. 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.
Synonym(s): poultice, cataplasm
Hypernym(s): dressing, medical_dressing
4. plaster - noun
· a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"
Synonym(s): plasterwork
Hypernym(s): surface
5. plaster - noun
· adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
Synonym(s): adhesive_plaster, sticking_plaster
Hypernym(s): adhesive_tape
6. plaster - verb
· apply a heavy coat to
Synonym(s): plaster_over, stick_on
Hypernym(s): cover
7. plaster - 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"
Synonym(s): beplaster
Hypernym(s): cover
8. plaster - verb
· affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall"
9. plaster - verb
· apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm"
Hypernym(s): cover
10. plaster - verb
· coat with plaster; "daub the wall"
Synonym(s): daub
11. plaster - verb
· dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
Synonym(s): poultice
Hypernym(s): dress
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