plaster
(countable, British, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
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When I finally do travel outside of the United States, I will barely speak and plaster Canadian flags on every piece of luggage I bring.
Whut? Never signed up and never will but by heck that's bad. Though deodorant ad would be better. Some action movie has plaster adverts.
if you have enough self-control not to act on a paraphilia, you should have enough self-control to not plaster every corner of the internet with your desire to fuck dogs or whatever the fuck else.
Would it not cause your plaster to go off?
A pile of plaster bones greeted visitors at a preview in Venice on Monday of Marina Abramovic’s latest exhibition, while guides in white coats encouraged guests to interact with crystal objects to help them detox from…
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(countable, British, New Zealand, Canada) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
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(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
“When I finally do travel outside of the United States, I will barely speak and plaster Canadian flags on every piece of luggage I bring.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Whut? Never signed up and never will but by heck that's bad. Though deodorant ad would be better. Some action movie has plaster adverts.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“if you have enough self-control not to act on a paraphilia, you should have enough self-control to not plaster every corner of the internet with your desire to fuck dogs or whatever the fuck else.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Would it not cause your plaster to go off?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“A pile of plaster bones greeted visitors at a preview in Venice on Monday of Marina Abramovic’s latest exhibition, while guides in white coats encouraged guests to interact with crystal objects to help them detox from modern technology. zurl.co/XpjyJ”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
“BARSOTTI & SONS, Baltimore, MD, around 1912. My grandfather's cement & plaster statuary business. #family #Baltimore #Italian #photo #memory #statuary #writer #History”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is utter bs! The American ppl dont give 2 sh*ts about a ballroom & want healthcare, not this tacky gold ballroom that absolutely no one asked for! He'll never even see it,it's a monstrosity! He wants to plaster his gaudy likeness everywhere, wasting our money!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“But waiting several days for plaster to fully cure isn't within my deadline so here we are.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“or some of my dinosaurs, I have my White tip velociraptor still, from before they found out she had feathers. I saw her bones once, or the plaster cast at least. Think that was in Utah.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- sticking plaster87%
(NZ, British) An adhesive bandage used in dressing wounds.
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(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A sticking plaster (adhesive bandage) or medical dressing; a band-aid.
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(Australia, North America, Philippines) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
- sticking plaster74%
(informal, idiomatic) An inadequate solution to a serious problem.