Plaster vs. Staff

Plasternoun

(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.

Plasternoun

A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.

Plasternoun

(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; render, stucco.

Plasternoun

(countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.

Plasternoun

(uncountable) plaster of Paris.

Plasterverb

(transitive) To cover or coat something with plaster; to render.

Plasterverb

(transitive) To apply a plaster to.

Plasterverb

(transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.

Plasterverb

(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

Plasterverb

To smooth over.

Plasternoun

An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster.

Plasternoun

A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar.

Plasternoun

Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.

Plasterverb

To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.

Plasterverb

To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house.

Plasterverb

Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster.

Plasternoun

a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings

Plasternoun

any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs

Plasternoun

a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

Plasternoun

a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling);

Plasternoun

adhesive tape used in dressing wounds

Plasterverb

cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on;

Plasterverb

affix conspicuously;

Plasterverb

apply a plaster cast to;

Plasterverb

apply a heavy coat to

Plasterverb

coat with plaster;

Plasterverb

dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

Plaster

Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements. In English, usually means a material used for the interiors of buildings, while commonly refers to external applications.

Staffnoun

(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.

Staffnoun

A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.

Staffnoun

(plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.

Staffnoun

(uncountable) A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering.W

Staffnoun

A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office.

Staffnoun

A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.

Staffnoun

(archaic) The rung of a ladder.

Staffnoun

A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.

Staffnoun

(engineering) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

Staffnoun

(surgery) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.

Staffnoun

(military) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.

Staffverb

(transitive) To supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.

Staffnoun

A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or stick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike.

Staffnoun

A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds.

Staffnoun

A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff.

Staffnoun

A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.

Staffnoun

The round of a ladder.

Staffnoun

A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.

Staffnoun

The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; - formerly called stave.

Staffnoun

An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

Staffnoun

The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.

Staffnoun

An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See État Major.

Staffnoun

Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendent or manager; sometimes used for the entire group of employees of an enterprise, excluding the top management; as, the staff of a newspaper.

Staffnoun

Plaster combined with fibrous and other materials so as to be suitable for sculpture in relief or in the round, or for forming flat plates or boards of considerable size which can be nailed to framework to make the exterior of a larger structure, forming joints which may afterward be repaired and concealed with fresh plaster.

Staffnoun

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task;

Staffnoun

the body of teachers and administrators at a school;

Staffnoun

a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose;

Staffnoun

building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

Staffnoun

a rod carried as a symbol

Staffnoun

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

Staffverb

provide with staff;

Staffverb

serve on the staff of;