DICTOMETER

PLASTER

(plaster, emplasto, esparadrapo, yeso, gips)

1. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   Definitions:
   • a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water
   • hardens into a smooth solid
   • used to cover walls and ceilings
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Plaster of Paris
   • Plaster
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Poultice
   • Cataplasm
   • Plaster
   Definitions:
   • 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.
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   • Plasterwork
   Definitions:
   • a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
   Examples:
   • There were cracks in the plaster
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   • Adhesive plaster
   • Sticking plaster
   Definitions:
   • adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   • Plaster over
   • Stick on
   Definitions:
   • apply a heavy coat to
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   • Beplaster
   Definitions:
   • cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
   Examples:
   • The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
   • She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   Definitions:
   • affix conspicuously
   Examples:
   • She plastered warnings all over the wall
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   Definitions:
   • apply a plaster cast to
   Examples:
   • Plaster the broken arm
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Plaster
   • Daub
   Definitions:
   • coat with plaster
   Examples:
   • Daub the wall
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Poultice
   • Plaster
   Definitions:
   • dress by covering with a therapeutic substance