plasters

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
• plural of 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
• third-person singular simple present indicative of plaster

Synonyms

adhesive plaster, beplaster, cataplasm, daub, plaster, plaster of Paris, plaster over, plasterwork, poultice, stick on, sticking plaster