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:
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:
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Building: plastering
- filler
- mortar
- plasterboard
- plasterer
- render
- roughcast
- stucco
- wallboard
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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:
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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:
[ T usually + adv/prep ] informal to cover a surface or an object with something completely or thickly:
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Building: plastering
- filler
- mortar
- plasterboard
- plasterer
- render
- roughcast
- stucco
- wallboard
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