plaster
Noun
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is a type of:
- mixture - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
- covering material - a material used by builders to cover surfaces
subtypes:- finish coat, finishing coat - the final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.)
- grout - a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
- parget, pargeting, pargetting - plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys
- roughcast - a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls
- spackle, spackling compound - powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
- stucco - a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
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is a type of: calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate - a white salt (CaSO4)subtypes: gesso - gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)substance holonym: gypsum - a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)same as: plaster of paris
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is a type of: dressing, medical dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or soresubtypes: mustard plaster, sinapism - a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
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is a type of: surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundarysame as: plasterwork
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is a type of: adhesive tape - tape coated with adhesivesubtypes: court plaster - a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial woundssame as: adhesive plaster, sticking plaster
Verb
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is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be coveredsame as: plaster over, stick on
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is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be coveredsame as: beplasterverb group: plaster - affix conspicuously
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is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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referred to in: masonry - the craft of a masonsubtypes:
- render-set - cover with two coats of plaster
- parget - apply ornamental plaster to
- roughcast - apply roughcast to
- mud - plaster with mud
- mortar - plaster with mortar
same as: daubverb group: daub - apply to a surface -
referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuriesis a type of: dress - apply a bandage or medication tosame as: poultice
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