plaster

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U] 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 2 (also less frequent plaster of Paris) [U] 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 * (BrE) She broke her leg a month ago and it's still in plaster. 3 (also sticking plaster) (both BrE) (also Band-Aid AmE, BrE) [C,U] material that can be stuck to the skin to protect a small wound or cut; a piece of this verb [VN] 1 to cover a wall, etc. with plaster: The walls need plastering before we can start decorating. 2 ~ sb/sth in / with sth to cover sb/sth with a wet or sticky substance: She plastered herself in suntan lotion. * We were plastered from head to foot with mud. 3 [+adv./prep.] to make your hair flat and stick to your head: His wet hair was plastered to his head. 4 [+adv./prep.] to completely cover a surface with pictures or POSTERS: She had plastered her bedroom wall with photos of him. * She had photos of him plastered all over her bedroom wall. * The next day their picture was plastered all over the newspapers. PHRASALVERBS plaster over sth to cover sth such as a crack or an old wall with plaster: The original brickwork has been plastered over.