- 1[uncountable] a substance made of lime, water and sand, that is put on walls and ceilings to give them a smooth hard surface an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof Wordfinderconstructioncement, construction, foundation, girder, joist, masonry, plaster, rubble, scaffolding, site Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivefresh, cracked, crumbling, … … of plasterchunk verb + plasterapply plaster + verbcome off (something), fall off (something), peel off (something), … plaster + nouncast, wall See full entry See related entries: Describing architecture, Construction
- 2(less frequent plaster of Paris) [uncountable] a white powder that is mixed with water and becomes very hard when it dries, used especially for making copies of statues or holding broken bones in place a plaster bust of Julius Caesar (British English) She broke her leg a month ago and it's still in plaster. Oxford Collocations Dictionary plaster + nouncast prepositionin plaster See full entry
- 3(also sticking plaster) (both British English) (also Band-Aid™ North American English, British English) [countable, uncountable] a piece of material that can be stuck to the skin to protect a small wound or cut; this material Wordfinderhurtbandage, bleed, bruise, fracture, hurt, injury, plaster, sore, swell, wound CollocationsInjuriesBeing injured have a fall/an injury receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon sprain/twist your ankle/wrist break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs fracture/crack your skull break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth burst/perforate your eardrum dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder burn/scald yourself/your tongue bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)Treating injuries treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivesticking verb + plasterput on, peel off, take off, … See full entry See related entries: Medical equipment Word OriginOld English, denoting a bandage spread with a curative substance, from medieval Latin plastrum (shortening of Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron ‘daub, salve’), later reinforced by the Old French noun plastre. Senses 1 and 2 date from late Middle English.Extra examples Apply the plaster evenly. Each blow of the hammer removed a great chunk of plaster. Her broken leg was put in a plaster cast. Plaster was peeling off the ceiling. Your arm will have to be in plaster for at least six weeks. Cut off a small piece of plaster. Have you got any plasters? I’ve cut my finger.
plaster
nounBrE BrE//ˈplɑːstə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈplæstər//
Medical equipment, Describing architecture, ConstructionCheck pronunciation: plaster
