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Spackle vs Caulk - What's the difference?

spackle | caulk |

As a proper noun spackle

is .

As a noun caulk is

caulking.

As a verb caulk is

(nautical) to drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.

spackle

English

Noun

  • Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
  • A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
  • Verb

  • To fill or repair with a plastic paste.
  • To fill cracks or holes with a spackle.
  • To fill gaps with something, as if spackling; to speckle
  • The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.

    caulk

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Caulking.
  • A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight.
  • To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
  • See also

    * (Caulking)