plaster

UK /ˈplɑː.stə/ US /ˈplæs.tɚ/
noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

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1

(noun.) smooth covering for a wall

ADJ

fresh | chipped, cracked, crumbling, peeling

QUANT

chunk, flake

When I scraped the old wall, large flakes of plaster fell onto the floor.

VERB + PLASTER

apply

The nurse applied plaster to the cut on my knee this morning.

PLASTER + VERB

come off (sth), fall off (sth), peel off (sth)

The old paint and plaster came off the bedroom wall when we started renovating.

PLASTER + NOUN

cast

The doctor wrapped a plaster cast around my broken arm for six weeks.

2

(noun.) for covering a cut

ADJ

sticking

VERB + PLASTER

put on | peel off, take off

3

(noun.) for protecting broken bones

PLASTER + NOUN

cast

The doctor applied a plaster cast to his injured ankle after the football match.

PREP

in ~

After his accident, he had his broken leg in plaster for eight weeks.

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