Collocations for "plaster"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "plaster" in context.
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plaster
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- plaster [a wall, the walls, the ceiling]
- she was plastered to the [wall, back of the room]
- plaster over the [cracks, hole]
- plaster up a [crack]
- plaster a [crack] up
- the [wall, room] was plastered with [posters, pictures]
- plaster the wall with [posters]
- the [car, tires] were plastered with [mud, clay]
- her face was plastered with [make-up, rouge, sun cream]
- her hair was plastered to her scalp [with sweat, with blood, by the rain]
- plastered all over [town, the papers, the latest edition]
- smile was plastered [on, to] his face
- plastered his (broken) [arm, leg, thumb]
- plaster your hair down
- plaster down your hair
- we were plastered [5-0, 10-0]
- [used, made out of] plaster
- plaster of Paris
- the plaster was damaged by the [rain, water]
- spread plaster [on, over]
- wait for the plaster to [cure, set]
- the plaster is [curing]
- the plaster is [falling, crumbling] (from)
- [repair, replace] the plaster
- mix the plaster with water
- [lumps, clumps] of plaster
- had her [leg, arm] in plaster
- UK: put a plaster over the [cut, wound]
- UK: fetch a plaster from the [bathroom, first aid kit]
- UK: [square, round, long, small] plasters
- a plaster [mold, cast]
- a plaster [mold, cast]
'plaster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):