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plaster
English
Alternative forms
- plaister
- plastre (obsolete)
Etymology
Old English plaster, from late Latin plastrum, shortened from Classical Latin emplastrum (“a plaster, bandage”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman plastre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, Geordie) IPA(key): /?pl??st?/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /?plast?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?plæst?/
- Rhymes: -??st?(?), -æst?(?)
Noun
plaster (countable and uncountable, plural plasters)
- (uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
- (countable, Britain, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
- (uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.
- (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
- (uncountable) plaster of Paris.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- cement board
- lath
- gypsum board
- gyprock
- sheetrock
- wallboard
- drywall
Verb
plaster (third-person singular simple present plasters, present participle plastering, simple past and past participle plastered)
- (transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.
- to plaster a wall
- (transitive) To apply a plaster to.
- to plaster a wound
- (transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
- Her face was plastered with mud.
- (transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.
- The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.
- (transitive, figuratively) To smooth over.
Derived terms
- court plaster
- plasterboard
- plastered
- plasterer
Translations
See also
- drywall
- sheetrock
Anagrams
- Alperts, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plastre, platers, psalter, replats, stapler
Danish
Etymology
From late Old Norse plástr, from Medieval Latin plastrum, from Latin emplastrum.
Noun
plaster n (singular definite plastret or plasteret, plural indefinite plastre)
- band-aid, plaster or sticking plaster
Inflection
See also
- bandage
Polish
Etymology
From German Pflaster, from Old High German pflastar, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (émplastron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pla.st?r/
Noun
plaster m inan (diminutive plasterek)
- plaster, sticking plaster, band-aid
- Synonym: przylepiec
- slice (thin, broad piece cut off from a whole)
- comb, honeycomb
Declension
Further reading
- plaster in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- plaster in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Noun
plaster
- indefinite plural of plast
Anagrams
- platser, spalter
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blaster
English
Alternative forms
- (science fiction weapon): blastor
Etymology
blast +? -er
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?bl??s.t?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?blæs.t?/
- Rhymes: -??st?(r)
Noun
blaster (plural blasters)
- Anything that, or anyone who blasts.
- A device to detonate an explosive, often consisting of a box with a handle to be pressed down.
- (science fiction) An unspecified powerful hand weapon, usually one that fires an energy pulse or beam.
- (golf, slang) A sand wedge.
- 1948, Henry Cotton, This Game of Golf (page 119)
- The "blaster" type of club has been blamed for doing its share in making golf courses look ridiculous, […]
- 1962, Gary Player, Golf Secrets (page 61)
- The person who has a sand wedge - the blaster - for these shots has a distinct advantage.
- 1948, Henry Cotton, This Game of Golf (page 119)
Hypernyms
- (science fiction weapon): energy weapon, ray gun
Coordinate terms
- (science fiction weapon): death ray, phaser
Derived terms
- ghetto blaster
Anagrams
- Alberts, Bartels, Bartles, Stabler, Tablers, bralets, labrets, reblast, stabler, tablers
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