Plaster
noun
A hard white material used to cover walls and ceilings.
The plaster on the ceiling started to peel off.
Often appears as...
- to apply plaster
- plaster cracks
noun
A small cover that sticks to the skin to heal small wounds.
She put a plaster on her scraped knee.
Often appears as...
- to put on a plaster
- adhesive plaster
verb
To cover a wall or ceiling with plaster.
They plastered the walls to make them smooth.
Often appears as...
- plaster over
- plaster wall
verb
To stick or glue something firmly and completely.
She plastered the posters over the wall.
Often appears as...
- plaster over
- plaster on
verb
To apply thickly.
She plastered sunscreen on her face before going outside.
Often appears as...
- plaster on
- plaster across
noun
A hard white material used to cover walls and ceilings.
The plaster on the ceiling started to peel off.
Often appears as...
- to apply plaster
- plaster cracks
noun
A small cover that sticks to the skin to heal small wounds.
She put a plaster on her scraped knee.
Often appears as...
- to put on a plaster
- adhesive plaster
verb
To cover a wall or ceiling with plaster.
They plastered the walls to make them smooth.
Often appears as...
- plaster over
- plaster wall
verb
To stick or glue something firmly and completely.
She plastered the posters over the wall.
Often appears as...
- plaster over
- plaster on
verb
To apply thickly.
She plastered sunscreen on her face before going outside.
Often appears as...
- plaster on
- plaster across
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Pro Tip 1/2Building Material
Plaster, in construction, refers to the mixture spread on walls and ceilings.
The builders used plaster to finish the interior rooms.
Pro Tip 2/2Surface Cracks
Plaster is prone to cracking as buildings settle, requiring upkeep.
Cracks have appeared in the plaster, so it needs repairing.
Pro Tip 1/2Building Material
Plaster, in construction, refers to the mixture spread on walls and ceilings.
The builders used plaster to finish the interior rooms.
Pro Tip 2/2Surface Cracks
Plaster is prone to cracking as buildings settle, requiring upkeep.
Cracks have appeared in the plaster, so it needs repairing.
Pro Tip 1/2Building Material
Plaster, in construction, refers to the mixture spread on walls and ceilings.
The builders used plaster to finish the interior rooms.
Pro Tip 2/2Surface Cracks
Plaster is prone to cracking as buildings settle, requiring upkeep.
Cracks have appeared in the plaster, so it needs repairing.
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Janine Shepherd: A...
They moved me from intensive care to acute spinal. I was lying on a thin, hard spinal bed. I had no movement in my legs. I had tight stockings on to protect from blood clots. I had one arm in plaster, one arm tied down by drips. I had a neck brace and sandbags on either side of my head
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This Russian City is the...
models to create plaster casts filled with molten silver amber pieces are sorted by exact shades of color polished to a brilliant shine and then laser soldered into place it really was quite impressive so when you come to the amber capital of the world you know exactly what to bring
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to be living on it three weeks back on the trail of the clouded leopard Terra's making a plaster cast of the footprint having physical proof it lives here is vital so maybe if we find animals like the carrot lesson we might be able to raise the status of this area of this
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Daydreaming: The bridge...
mind as a child designing and redesigning an identity which usually had nothing to do with what other people expected it would be I spent a lot of time in children's hospitals and when I couldn't actually leave the hospital bed with two full plaster casts on I used
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
plaster casts wrapped around broken bones in hospitals once the cloth is completely soaked the process of hydration begins and the plastic casing can be removed at this point there's a window of around five hours for the canvas to be raised into
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A broken body isn't a...
to acute spinal I was lying on a thin hard spinal bed I had no movement in my legs I had tight stockings on to protect from blood clots I had one arm in plaster one arm tied down by drips I had a neck brace and sandbags on either side
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Founding Father's Real...
face is plastered everywhere from the dollar bill to used car ads yet these depictions are highly romanticized his true appearance has remained a mystery until now modern technology is finally exploring what he looked like in life
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Knives of Honor PIPE...
yemeni highlands is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world in the medieval areas towering mud brick houses with white plaster highlights are oddly reminiscent of a spectacular gingerbread city while in
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The price of shame PIPE...
to now have a life span of forever. Jennifer Lawrence and several other actors had their iCloud accounts hacked, and private, intimate, nude photos were plastered across the internet without their permission.
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Why glass towers are bad...
and wood and copper and terra-cotta and brick and wattle and plaster, we simplify architecture and we impoverish cities. It's as if you reduced all of the world's cuisines down to airline food.
Video examples
Janine Shepherd: A...
They moved me from intensive care to acute spinal. I was lying on a thin, hard spinal bed. I had no movement in my legs. I had tight stockings on to protect from blood clots. I had one arm in plaster, one arm tied down by drips. I had a neck brace and sandbags on either side of my head
Video examples
This Russian City is the...
models to create plaster casts filled with molten silver amber pieces are sorted by exact shades of color polished to a brilliant shine and then laser soldered into place it really was quite impressive so when you come to the amber capital of the world you know exactly what to bring
Video examples
Starting the Search PIPE...
to be living on it three weeks back on the trail of the clouded leopard Terra's making a plaster cast of the footprint having physical proof it lives here is vital so maybe if we find animals like the carrot lesson we might be able to raise the status of this area of this
Video examples
Daydreaming: The bridge...
mind as a child designing and redesigning an identity which usually had nothing to do with what other people expected it would be I spent a lot of time in children's hospitals and when I couldn't actually leave the hospital bed with two full plaster casts on I used
Video examples
Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
plaster casts wrapped around broken bones in hospitals once the cloth is completely soaked the process of hydration begins and the plastic casing can be removed at this point there's a window of around five hours for the canvas to be raised into
Video examples
A broken body isn't a...
to acute spinal I was lying on a thin hard spinal bed I had no movement in my legs I had tight stockings on to protect from blood clots I had one arm in plaster one arm tied down by drips I had a neck brace and sandbags on either side
Video examples
Founding Father's Real...
face is plastered everywhere from the dollar bill to used car ads yet these depictions are highly romanticized his true appearance has remained a mystery until now modern technology is finally exploring what he looked like in life
Video examples
Knives of Honor PIPE...
yemeni highlands is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world in the medieval areas towering mud brick houses with white plaster highlights are oddly reminiscent of a spectacular gingerbread city while in
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
to now have a life span of forever. Jennifer Lawrence and several other actors had their iCloud accounts hacked, and private, intimate, nude photos were plastered across the internet without their permission.
Video examples
Why glass towers are bad...
and wood and copper and terra-cotta and brick and wattle and plaster, we simplify architecture and we impoverish cities. It's as if you reduced all of the world's cuisines down to airline food.
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English Writer
I was too ashamed and afraid to confide in friends, and wanted to convince others and myself that my marriage was a success. I lost myself in my writing. Finding ways for my characters to overcome their problems and make their relationships work helped plaster over the wound caused by my inability to make things right at home.
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Angela Rayner
British Politician
I don't want to stick a sticking plaster on it, I don't want to fix children once the system's broken them, I want to give every child the opportunity before that - because the system should protect and nurture, and not damage our children.
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Perrie Edwards
English Singer
As difficult as it can be to have your private life plastered all over the press and on social media every day, I guess the one plus side is that it is like a looking glass for other women to look in and relate to.
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Diane Lane
American Actress
I was, I think, extremely lucky, because the minute I saw my face plastered on 'Time' magazine in the subway with my mother, I just said, 'Wow.' And it made 'Time' magazine come down to life-size scale.
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William James
American Philosopher
It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.
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Alexis Bledel
American Actress
In my life, I don't need to have my face plastered everywhere. It's not really something I want.
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Stewart Rahr
American Businessman
I have yellow post-it notes plastered all over my office - they help me stay organized.
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Francesca Annis
English Actress
Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.
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Mary Beard
I remember plastering the kitchen with Black Power pictures of Angela Davis.
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Penny Jordan
English Writer
I was too ashamed and afraid to confide in friends, and wanted to convince others and myself that my marriage was a success. I lost myself in my writing. Finding ways for my characters to overcome their problems and make their relationships work helped plaster over the wound caused by my inability to make things right at home.
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Angela Rayner
British Politician
I don't want to stick a sticking plaster on it, I don't want to fix children once the system's broken them, I want to give every child the opportunity before that - because the system should protect and nurture, and not damage our children.
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Perrie Edwards
English Singer
As difficult as it can be to have your private life plastered all over the press and on social media every day, I guess the one plus side is that it is like a looking glass for other women to look in and relate to.
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Diane Lane
American Actress
I was, I think, extremely lucky, because the minute I saw my face plastered on 'Time' magazine in the subway with my mother, I just said, 'Wow.' And it made 'Time' magazine come down to life-size scale.
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William James
American Philosopher
It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit.
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Alexis Bledel
American Actress
In my life, I don't need to have my face plastered everywhere. It's not really something I want.
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Stewart Rahr
American Businessman
I have yellow post-it notes plastered all over my office - they help me stay organized.
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Francesca Annis
English Actress
Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.
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Mary Beard
I remember plastering the kitchen with Black Power pictures of Angela Davis.
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