Associations to the word «Plaster»

PLASTER, noun. (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.

PLASTER, noun. (countable) (New Zealand) (British) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.

PLASTER, noun. (uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.

PLASTER, noun. (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.

PLASTER, noun. (uncountable) plaster of Paris.

PLASTER, verb. (transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.

PLASTER, verb. (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.

PLASTER CAST, noun. (surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.

PLASTER CAST, noun. A copy of a piece of art or other object cast in plaster.

PLASTER CASTS, noun. Plural of plaster cast

PLASTER OF PARIS, noun. A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds or sculpture

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

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.

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..

PLASTER, noun. A surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster".

PLASTER, noun. Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds.

PLASTER, verb. Apply a heavy coat to.

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".

PLASTER, verb. Affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall".

PLASTER, verb. Apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm".

PLASTER, verb. Coat with plaster; "daub the wall".

PLASTER, verb. Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance.