plaster

[ˈplæstər]

Definition:
1. A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings.
2. To cover a wall, etc. with plaster.

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Use 'plaster' in a sentence:

1. The plaster had started to fall from the wall.
2. She was sitting in a hospital bed, her plastered leg up in the air.
3. He had a plaster cast on his leg.
4. The plaster on the wall of this house had peeled off through years of neglect.
5. And I need to put a plaster on it.
6. My hands, boots and trousers were plastered with mud.
7. The building was of greyish plaster and looked old.
8. Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off.
9. The next day their picture was plastered all over the newspapers.
10. His leg was in a plaster cast.
11. To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished.
12. His left arm is in plaster.
13. It had a high ceiling, ornamented with plaster fruits and flowers.
14. He's got his leg in a plaster cast.
15. I have to have it in plaster.
16. Once the plaster was dry there was no room for correction.
17. What they did was they made plaster casts from molds of the sculptures.
18. Ben has also been in the wars. He is still in plaster after breaking a leg.
19. Can you give me a plaster?
20. She broke her leg a month ago and it's still in plaster.
21. The bullet slammed into the ceiling, spraying them with bits of plaster.
22. She plastered herself in suntan lotion.
23. You'd fall through the plaster.
24. Then they plaster timber together with mud.
25. A flake of plaster from the ceiling fell into his eye, which became septic.
26. You can still see the diagonal marks of the ladders in the plaster on the inside walls.
27. A few years ago I broke my leg and had a plaster cast on up to my hip.
28. They were skeletons of strong criss-cross beams, with solid material between, coated with plaster.
29. It is clear, now that nineteenth-century paint and plaster have been removed, that the nave's lower buttresses date from the twelfth century.
30. His hair was plastered down to his scalp by the rain.
31. His picture was plastered all over the newspapers on the weekend.
32. There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded.
33. Then they shipped these plaster casts to workshops all over the empire, where they were replicated in marble or bronze.
34. They plastered the city with posters condemning her election.
35. Almost all of the interior detail is of cast iron or plaster; the use of wood was minimized to insure fire safety.
36. The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster.
37. She plastered herself from head to toe in high factor sun lotion.
38. One of the kids was peeling plaster off the wall.
39. First, you need to strip away all the old plaster.
40. The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
41. Plaster had fallen away in places, exposing the brickwork.
42. We were plastered from head to foot with mud.
43. It was made of plaster, hard and white and lifeless, bearing no resemblance to human flesh.
44. The plaster had started to come away from the wall.
45. She had plastered her bedroom wall with photos of him.
46. She had photos of him plastered all over her bedroom wall.
47. His wet hair was plastered to his head.
48. The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster.
49. The knee and ankle joints must be immobilized — this usually means up to six weeks in plaster.
50. They took a plaster cast of the teeth for identification purposes.