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plaster
has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology,chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
Used in print (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)The covers slid down his skinny neck so I saw his head , fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed , but his face was turned to the wall - there was the pale shadow of his nose on the plaster - and I thought , Well you do n't look much like a pig-drunk bully now . Related terms mixture covering_material stucco parget grout spackle roughcast finish_coat |
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[ verb ] cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on
Examples "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters" Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)As you have doubtless guessed already , the plot is plastered with Freudian , Jungian , and Meinckian theory . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
Synonyms Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)After a_few tortuous moments of wondering who `` he '' is , the camera pans across the room to the plaster statue , and we realize that Neitzbohr is trying to redeem himself in_the_eyes_of a mute piece of sculpture . Related terms |
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[ verb ] apply a plaster cast to
Examples "plaster the broken arm" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13679
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[ verb ] affix conspicuously
Examples "She plastered warnings all over the wall" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
Synonyms Examples "there were cracks in the plaster" |
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[ noun ] adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
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