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单词 plaster
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plasternoun

uk/ˈplɑː.stər/us/ˈplæs.tɚ/

plaster noun (SUBSTANCE)

[ U ] a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface:

The plaster on the walls was cracked and flaking.
See also
plasterboard
in plaster UK US in a cast

If a part of your body is in plaster, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself:

My leg was in plaster for about six weeks.

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Building: plastering

  • filler
  • mortar
  • plasterboard
  • plasterer
  • render
  • roughcast
  • stucco
  • wallboard

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Medical dressings, supports & devices

plaster noun (STICKY MATERIAL)

[ C or U ] UK UK also sticking plaster, US trademark Band-Aid a small piece of sticky cloth or plastic that you use to cover and protect a cut in the skin:

a box of waterproof plasters
Put a plaster on it so that it doesn't get infected.

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Medical dressings, supports & devices

  • auditory brainstem implant
  • Band-Aid
  • bandage
  • biventricular pacemaker
  • calipers
  • cochlear implant
  • cotton
  • cotton ball
  • cotton wool ball
  • earplug
  • Elastoplast
  • ice pack
  • lint
  • liposome
  • oxygen tank
  • plaster cast
  • poultice
  • truss
  • walker
  • Zimmer frame

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plasterverb

uk/ˈplɑː.stər/us/ˈplæs.tɚ/

[ T ] to spread plaster on a surface

[ T + adv/prep ] to make something stick in a flat smooth layer:

The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head.

[ T usually + adv/prep ] informal to cover a surface or an object with something completely or thickly:

She had plastered her bedroom walls with photos of pop stars.
The car was plastered with mud.
The story was plastered all over (= printed so that it completely covered) the front page of the newspaper.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Building: plastering

  • filler
  • mortar
  • plasterboard
  • plasterer
  • render
  • roughcast
  • stucco
  • wallboard

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Covering and adding layers
Glues, gluing & stickiness
plastering
noun [ U ] uk/ˈplɑː.stər.ɪŋ/us/ˈplæs.tɚ.ɪŋ/

There's only the plastering left to be done.
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