plaster
🇺🇸
/ˈplæstər/
🇬🇧
/ˈplɑːstə(r)/
noun
R
A material used on walls and ceilings to make them smooth and hard.
The old house had cracked plaster on the walls.
R
A white powder that hardens when mixed with water, used for casts or copies.
The doctor put a plaster cast on his broken arm.
R
A sticky strip for covering small cuts or wounds.
She put a plaster on her cut finger.
verb
R
To cover a surface with plaster material.
They will plaster the walls before painting.
R
To cover with a wet or sticky substance.
He plastered sunscreen all over his skin.
R
To make hair flat and stick to the head.
The rain made his hair plaster to his forehead.
R
To cover a surface completely with pictures or posters.
The news plastered his face across every newspaper.
translation
A material used on walls and ceilings to make them smooth and hard.; A white powder that hardens when mixed with water, used for casts or copies.; A sticky strip for covering small cuts or wounds.
To cover a surface with plaster material.; To cover with a wet or sticky substance.; To make hair flat and stick to the head.; To cover a surface completely with pictures or posters.
Word Forms
3rd Present
plasters
Past
plastered
Perfect
plastered
Progressive
plastering
Plural
plasters