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Collocations for plaster - noun

1. smooth covering for a wall

ADJECTIVE

fresh
cracked, crumbling, peeling

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… OF PLASTER

chunk
Each blow of the hammer removed a great chunk of plaster.

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VERB + plaster

apply
Apply the plaster evenly.

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plaster + VERB

come off (sth), fall off (sth), peel off (sth)
Plaster was peeling off the ceiling.

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plaster + NOUN

cast
A plaster cast of Madame Fournier stood in the artist's studio.
wall

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2. (BrE) for covering a cut

→ See also Band-Aid

ADJECTIVE

sticking

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VERB + plaster

put on
peel off, take off

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3. (BrE) for protecting broken bones

plaster + NOUN

cast
Her broken leg was put in a plaster cast.

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PREPOSITION

in plaster
Your arm will have to be in plaster for at least six weeks.

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Collocations for plaster - verb

Plaster is used with these nouns as the object:
ceiling, wall

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