Putty vs Plaster - What's the difference?
putty | plaster |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.
A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.
Any of a range of similar substances.
to fix something using putty
(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
(countable, New Zealand, British) A small adhesive bandage to cover a minor wound; a sticking plaster.
(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.
(countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; plaster cast.
(uncountable) plaster of Paris.
To cover or coat something with plaster, or apply a plaster.
To hide or cover up, as if with plaster.
As nouns the difference between putty and plaster
is that putty is a form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass while plaster is a bandage, a band-aid.As an adjective putty
is of, pertaining to, or resembling putty.As a verb putty
is to fix something using putty.putty
English
(wikipedia putty)Adjective
(er)Noun
(putties)Derived terms
* putty in someone's handsVerb
plaster
English
(wikipedia plaster)Alternative forms
* plaister * plastre (obsolete)Noun
Derived terms
* plasterboard * gypsum plaster * plaster cast * plaster lath * plaster and lath; lath and plasterSee also
* cement board * lath * gypsum board * gyprock * sheetrock * wallboard * drywallVerb
(en verb)- Her face was plastered in mud.
- The radio station plastered the buses and trains with its advertisement.