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Quick definitions from WordNet (plaster)

▸ noun:  adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
▸ noun:  a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) ("There were cracks in the plaster")
▸ noun:  a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
▸ 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
▸ 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.
▸ verb:  coat with plaster
▸ verb:  apply a heavy coat to
▸ verb:  apply a plaster cast to ("Plaster the broken arm")
▸ verb:  affix conspicuously ("She plastered warnings all over the wall")
▸ verb:  cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on ("The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters")
▸ verb:  dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
▸ name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #13679)

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