plaster

noun

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

Definition categories: substance, mixture

2. 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

Definition categories: substance

3. 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.

Similar word(s): cataplasm, poultice

Definition categories: man–made, dressing

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

- there were cracks in the plaster

Similar word(s): plasterwork

Definition categories: man–made, surface

5. adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

Definition categories: man–made

verb

1. apply a heavy coat to

Definition categories: contact, cover

2. 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

Similar word(s): beplaster

Definition categories: contact, cover

3. affix conspicuously

- She plastered warnings all over the wall

Definition categories: contact, affix

4. apply a plaster cast to

- plaster the broken arm

Definition categories: contact, cover

5. coat with plaster

Similar word(s): daub

Definition categories: contact, coat, surface

6. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

Similar word(s): poultice

Definition categories: body, dress