Spackle vs Plaster - What's the difference?
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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
(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.
In transitive terms the difference between spackle and plaster
is that spackle is to fill or repair with a plastic paste while plaster is to hide or cover up, as if with plaster.As a proper noun Spackle
is alternative case form of lang=en.spackle
English
Noun
Verb
- The neighborhood has been spackled with coffee shops.
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.