Spackle vs Caulk - What's the difference?
spackle | caulk |
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.
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
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.
(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.
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
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- The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.