plastering (verb)

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• plaster over — verb apply a heavy coat to (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑plaster, ↑stick on • Derivationally related forms: ↑plastering (for: ↑plaster) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• stick on — verb 1. attach to affix the seal here • Syn: ↑affix • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Hyponyms: ↑stamp, ↑seal, ↑post, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• screed — /skrid / (say skreed) noun 1. a long speech or piece of writing; harangue. 2. Plastering a. a strip of plaster or wood of the proper thickness, applied to a wall as a guide or gauge for the rest of the work. b. the plaster, cement, etc., laid to… …  

• plaster — I UK [ˈplɑːstə(r)] / US [ˈplæstər] noun Word forms plaster : singular plaster plural plasters * 1) [uncountable] a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface 2) [countable] British a thin piece of cloth or… …   English dictionary

• stick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick Date: before 12th century 1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• plaster — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron, from emplassein to plaster on, from en + plassein to mold, plaster; perhaps akin to Latin planus level, flat more at floor Date: before 12th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• plaster — [[t]plɑ͟ːstə(r), plæ̱s [/t]] plasters, plastering, plastered 1) N UNCOUNT Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures.… …   English dictionary

• dry — /draɪ / (say druy) adjective (drier, driest) 1. free from moisture; not moist; not wet. 2. not in or under the waters of the sea, rivers, etc.: the dry land. 3. having little or no rain: a dry climate; a dry season. 4. characterised by absence,… …  

• plaster — plas|ter1 [ plæstər ] noun * 1. ) uncount a substance that is spread onto walls and ceilings to form a hard smooth surface 2. ) count or uncount BRITISH a thin piece of cloth or plastic that is sticky on one side, and that you put on your skin to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• loam — /loʊm / (say lohm) noun 1. a loose soil composed of clay and sand, especially a kind containing organic matter and of great fertility. 2. a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making moulds for founding, and in plastering walls, stopping… …  

• Let — Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English