Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense plasters, present participle plastering, past tense, past participle plastered
1. uncountable noun
Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures.
There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded.
In the Musée d'Orsay in Paris is a sculpture in plaster by Rodin.
Synonyms: mortar, stucco, gypsum, plaster of Paris More Synonyms of plaster
2. verb
If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster.
The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder. [VERB noun]
3. verb
If you plaster a surface or a place with posters or pictures, you stick a lot of them all over it.
They plastered the city with posters condemning her election. [VERB noun + with]
His room is plastered with pictures of Porsches and Ferraris. [beVERB-ed + with]
4. verb
If you plasteryourself in some kind of sticky substance, you cover yourself in it.
She plastered herself from head to toe in high-factor sun lotion. [V pron-refl + in]
5. countable noun
A plaster is a strip of sticky material used for covering small cuts or sores on your body.
[British]regional note: in AM, usually use Band-Aid
6. See also plastered
7.
See in plaster
More Synonyms of plaster
plaster in British English
(ˈplɑːstə)
noun
1.
a mixture of lime, sand, and water, sometimes stiffened with hair or other fibres, that is applied to the surface of a wall or ceiling as a soft paste that hardens when dry
2. British, Australian and New Zealand
an adhesive strip of material, usually medicated, for dressing a cut, wound, etc
3. short for mustard plaster, plaster of Paris
verb
4.
to coat (a wall, ceiling, etc) with plaster
5. (transitive)
to apply like plaster
she plastered make-up on her face
6. (transitive)
to cause to lie flat or to adhere
7. (transitive)
to apply a plaster cast to
8. (transitive) slang
to strike or defeat with great force
Derived forms
plasterer (ˈplasterer)
noun
plastery (ˈplastery)
adjective
Word origin
Old English, from Medieval Latin plastrum medicinal salve, building plaster, via Latin from Greek emplastron curative dressing, from em- + plassein to form
plaster in American English
(ˈplæstər; ˈplɑstər)
noun
1.
a pasty mixture, as of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, which hardens on drying, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions
2.
plaster of Paris
3.
a pasty preparation spread on cloth and applied to the body, used medicinally as a curative or counterirritant
verb transitive
4.
to cover, smear, overlay, etc. with or as with plaster
5.
to apply or affix like a plaster
to plaster posters on walls
6.
to make lie smooth and flat
7.
to apply plaster of Paris as a treatment
8. Informal
to affect or strike with force
Derived forms
plasterer (ˈplasterer)
noun
plastery (ˈplastery)
adjective
Word origin
ME < OE plaster & OFr plastre, both < LL plastrum, for L emplastrum < Gr emplastron, plaster < emplassein, to daub over < en, on, in + plassein, to form: see plastic
Examples of 'plaster' in a sentence
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The sticking plaster of a little more council tax simply will not do.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The pill sends a message to a sensor in a sticking plaster on the patient's shoulder.
Computing (2010)
Clean and dry it, then cover with a plaster.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was taken to hospital in Brighton and had to have a plaster cast.
The Sun (2016)
It had a small cut so I put a plaster on its belly but there was no sign of blood besides that.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The huge oak beams were probably once concealed by a rich plaster ceiling.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Or you can really blow the budget and install speakers in the wall behind the plaster.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You must be wary of becoming a plaster for his wounds which he may throw away.
The Sun (2011)
Two pieces of plaster cover the top of her right shoulder when she plays.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The thin hair was plastered back onto his tanned skull.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
That is why the discovery of these plaster casts is so important.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Without this you simply apply sticking plaster where much more is required.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We put a plaster over the crack and the shell seemed to grow back.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The decorative plaster ceiling is one of the finest in the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She had a plaster cast on her leg.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To call it a sticking plaster is to insult the efficiency of sticking plasters.
The Sun (2015)
We have put a plaster on it for a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is then picked up by tiny pieces of recycled glass in the lime plaster on the walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Little sticking plasters for big wounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Dry the wound by patting it with clean pieces of gauze and apply a plaster large enough to cover the surrounding area.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So Mum took to covering the good eye with a large square of sticky plaster.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
Applying your base with a brush or sponge can make it look as if you've had plaster applied.
The Sun (2011)
After a few moments she would rise up again, her white hair now plastered against her wrinkled but still elegant face.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Visit St Petersburg and you can expect to see the city centre plastered with posters of the local maestro.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Smooth white plaster for enveloping walls is not the absence of decor; it is the choice of one particular, relatively neutral decor.
Abercrombie, Stanley A Philosophy of Interior Design (1990)
In other languages
plaster
British English: plaster /ˈplɑːstə/ NOUN
for walls and ceilingsPlaster is a paste which people put on walls and ceilings so that they are smooth.
There were huge cracks in the plaster.
American English: plaster for wall
Arabic: جِصّ
Brazilian Portuguese: reboco
Chinese: 石膏
Croatian: žbuka
Czech: sádra
Danish: gips
Dutch: stucwerk voor muur
European Spanish: yeso
Finnish: laasti
French: plâtre
German: Putz
Greek: σοβάς
Italian: intonaco
Japanese: 漆喰 for wall
Korean: 회반죽
Norwegian: mørtel
Polish: tynk
European Portuguese: argamassa
Romanian: ipsos
Russian: штукатурка
Latin American Spanish: yeso
Swedish: murbruk
Thai: ปูนปลาสเตอร์
Turkish: alçı
Ukrainian: замазка
Vietnamese: vữa trát ngoài
British English: plaster /ˈplɑːstə/ NOUN
sticking plaster A plaster is a strip of material with a soft part in the middle. You can cover a cut on your body with a plaster.
American English: Band-Aid® for wound
Arabic: جِبْس
Brazilian Portuguese: penso rápido
Chinese: 创可贴
Croatian: flaster
Czech: náplast
Danish: plaster
Dutch: pleister op wond
European Spanish: tirita IngBrit
Finnish: laastari
French: pansement
German: Pflaster Wunde
Greek: γύψος
Italian: cerotto
Japanese: 絆創膏 for wound
Korean: 반창고
Norwegian: plaster
Polish: plaster przylepiec
European Portuguese: penso rápido
Romanian: plasture
Russian: гипс
Latin American Spanish: curita
Swedish: plåster
Thai: พลาสเตอร์ปิดแผล
Turkish: yara bandı
Ukrainian: пластир
Vietnamese: băng dính y tế
British English: plaster VERB
If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster.
The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
American English: plaster
Brazilian Portuguese: rebocar
Chinese: 往…上抹灰泥
European Spanish: enyesar
French: plâtrer
German: verputzen
Italian: intonacare
Japanese: 漆喰を塗る
Korean: 회반죽을 칠하다
European Portuguese: rebocar
Latin American Spanish: enyesar
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All related terms of 'plaster'
in plaster
If you have a leg or arm in plaster , you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend .
court plaster
a plaster , composed of isinglass on silk , formerly used to cover superficial wounds
land plaster
finely ground gypsum , used as a fertilizer
plaster cast
A plaster cast is a cover made of plaster of Paris which is used to protect a broken bone by keeping part of the body stiff .
mustard plaster
a mixture of powdered black mustard seeds and an adhesive agent applied to the skin for its relaxing , stimulating , or counterirritant effects
sticking plaster
Sticking plaster is material that you can stick over a cut or wound in order to protect it. A sticking plaster is a piece of this material.
plaster of Paris
Plaster of Paris is a type of plaster made from white powder and water which dries quickly. It is used to make plaster casts.
Chinese translation of 'plaster'
plaster
(ˈplɑːstəʳ)
n
(u) (for walls, ceilings) 灰泥 (huīní)
(u) (also plaster of Paris) 熟石灰 (shú shíhuī)
(c/u) (Brit) (also sticking plaster)
橡皮膏 (xiàngpígāo) (块(塊), kuài)
美 = Band-Aid®
vt
[wall]用灰泥涂(塗)抹 (yòng huīní túmǒ)
(= cover)
to plaster sth with sth用某物贴(貼)满(滿)某物 (yòng mǒuwù tiēmǎn mǒuwù)
in plaster (Brit) 打了石膏的 (dǎle shígāo de)
1 (noun)
Definition
a mixture of lime, sand, and water that is applied to a wall or ceiling as a soft paste and dries as a hard coating
a sculpture in plaster by Rodin
Synonyms
mortar
stucco
gypsum
plaster of Paris
gesso
2 (noun)
Definition
an adhesive strip of material for dressing a cut or wound
Put a piece of plaster on the graze.
Synonyms
bandage
His chest was swathed in bandages.
dressing
She'll put a dressing on your thumb.
sticking plaster
Elastoplast (trademark)
adhesive plaster
(verb)
Definition
to apply like plaster
She gets sunburn even when she plasters herself in lotion.
Synonyms
cover
She was soaking wet and covered with mud.
spread
Spread the bread with the cream cheese.
coat
Coat the fish with seasoned flour.
smear
Smear a little olive oil over the inside of the salad bowl.
overlay
The floor was overlaid with rugs of Turkish design.
a very large dark wood table overlaid in glass
daub
They daubed paint on the wall.
besmear
bedaub
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bedaub
Definition
to smear over with something sticky or dirty
Synonyms
smear,
soil,
splash,
stain,
spatter,
smirch,
besmear
in the sense of coat
Definition
to cover with a layer
Coat the fish with seasoned flour.
Synonyms
cover,
spread,
plaster,
smear
in the sense of daub
Definition
to smear (paint or mud) quickly or carelessly over a surface
They daubed paint on the wall.
Synonyms
smear,
dirty,
splatter,
stain,
spatter,
sully,
deface,
smirch,
begrime,
besmear,
bedaub,
paint,
coat,
stain,
plaster,
slap on (informal)
Synonyms of 'plaster'
plaster
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of dressing
Definition
a covering for a wound
She'll put a dressing on your thumb.
Synonyms
bandage,
plaster,
gauze,
Band-Aid,
lint,
Elastoplast,
ligature,
compress
in the sense of overlay
Definition
to cover (a surface) with an applied decoration
The floor was overlaid with rugs of Turkish design.a very large dark wood table overlaid in glass
Synonyms
cover,
coat,
blanket,
adorn,
mantle,
ornament,
envelop,
veneer,
encase,
inlay,
superimpose,
laminate,
overspread
in the sense of smear
Definition
to apply (a greasy or sticky substance) thickly
Smear a little olive oil over the inside of the salad bowl.