plaster




plaster - noun

  • a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
  • 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
  • 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.
  • a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
  • adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

    • plaster - verb

    • apply a heavy coat to
    • cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
    • affix conspicuously
    • apply a plaster cast to
    • coat with plaster
    • dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

    plaster - thesaurus

    beplaster   cataplasm   daub   plasterwork   poultice  

    Other Spellzone word lists: Materials, building

    Scrabble score for plaster

    p is 3 l is 1 a is 1 s is 1 t is 1 e is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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