plaster
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Sense 1 noun
a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
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Sense 2 verb
apply a heavy coat to
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Sense 3 noun
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
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Sense 4 verb
cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters
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Sense 5 noun
a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
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Sense 6 verb
affix conspicuously
She plastered warnings all over the wall
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Sense 7 noun
a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
there were cracks in the plaster
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Sense 8 verb
apply a plaster cast to
plaster the broken arm
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Sense 9 noun
adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
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Sense 10 verb
coat with plaster
daub the wall
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Sense 11 verb
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | daub |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaster |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mixture |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | covering material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | finish coat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pargeting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roughcast |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spackle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stucco |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | plastering |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaster |
| 3 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | gypsum |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | calcium sulphate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gesso |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | plaster |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | poultice |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | medical dressing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mustard plaster |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | beplaster |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | affix |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | daub |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | surface |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pargetry |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | plastering |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaster |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaster of Paris |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | adhesive tape |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | court plaster |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | plastering |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | plasterwork |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | plasterer |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | daub |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaster |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | masonry |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | daub |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | coat |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | render-set |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | parget |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | roughcast |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | mud |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | mortar |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | plastering |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | poultice |
| 11 | domain topic | Related & opposite | practice of medicine |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | dress |